Every beach in the world has some sort of rare creature, and locals who would state that fact in pursuit of their agenda. How many space launch sites are there in the world?? If a space launch site can't be built near some random beach in Texas, it can't be built anywhere. I hope SpaceX wins this "battle" - because while the ecological cause is noble, it's far less noble than the next step of humanity's venture into space.

Pretty interesting comment coming from someone who doesn’t live on BC. Those people are pissed off. Try a little empathy.

A bit more up to date reporting: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/02/space-x-...

Ugh...

> Among other advantages to the Boca Chica site, the Gulf's deep waters offer an ideal splashdown zone for when the rockets parachute back to earth.