(May 11, 2016, 11:51 AM EDT) -- RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California appeals court on May 10 affirmed denial of a petition for a writ of mandate that challenged a project that would pump groundwater from the Mojave Desert to five counties in the Los Angeles area (Center for Biological Diversity, et al. v. County of San Bernardino, et al., No. G051058 and No. G050858, Calif. App., 4th Dist., Div. 3; 2016 Cal. App. LEXIS 382 and 2016 Cal. App. LEXIS 380)....