Judge Dismisses Environmental Lawsuit Against Dragon Springs

The lawsuit had been filed by a China-linked group dedicated to opposing development of the campus

Alex Scilla (L), an American with ties to China, and Grace Woodard (R) for years have targeted a campus named Dragons Springs in Deerpark, New York. An environmental lawsuit they filed was dismissed by a judge last month. Epoch Times

DEERPARK, N.Y.—A federal judge has dismissed an environmental lawsuit against Dragon Springs, home to two performing arts schools founded by practitioners of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong.

The lawsuit was filed in January 2022 by a New Paltz-based nonprofit whose founder has ties to China and has for several years waged a campaign against the campus. It also included several local residents, including a resident who was behind another failed lawsuit against the campus in 2019.