SOUTHEAST CONNECTOR BACK IN COURT — The legal battle over the environmental impacts of the Southeast Connector Project is back before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The appellate court rejected a request in July to issue an injunction blocking completion of the $290 million project. The Upper Southeast Communities Coalition says the final phase of the six-lane road connecting south Reno to east Sparks could increase flood danger, harm wetlands and spread mercury contamination. They want a formal environmental impact statement.