Arizona Case Pits Environmentalists Against S.F. Giants’ Training Facility

By Gary Chester, Senior Writer Public objections over sports facilities are often directed at tax subsidies, but in one notable case it’s all about the environment and quality of life. In Norgaard-Larsen v. City of Phoenix, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128673, (D. Az. 2021), two Arizona residents are suing the cities of Phoenix and Scottsdale over the development of the San Francisco Giants’ year-round training facility in Papago Park. The plaintiffs are two individuals who alleged in a pro s