The fight to save Whittier’s trees has grown new roots.
A preservation group has sued the southeastern Los Angeles County city over its plan to raze more than 100 trees as part of a redesign of its commercial center, marking the latest flashpoint in a roughly yearlong battle over the canopy’s fate.
Filed earlier this month in L.A County Superior Court, the lawsuit brought by the Whittier Conservancy alleges the city did not conduct the necessary environmental review as information concerning the $20-million Greenleaf Promenade came to light, including its potential effects on greenhouse gas capture and available shade…