These aren't mainstream environmental groups for the most part.

Also don't always blame the real environmentalists, there are many environmental front groups for hire to NIMBY's, Corporations, and political hacks. Some of these are nothing but cute environmental sounding tax exempt "shells" that can be bought for a price.

The bizarre group of Thomas haters in this case appear to be a whole crew of anti rail folks from "think tanks" funded by oil companies, local politicos pandering to fear of trains, and law firms seeking cost recovery from these types of often frivolous but costly lawsuits.

One of these dubious environmental front groups was used recently in Pasadena to add its name to a campaign to save "nature" from those who wanted to take out invasive species killing native plants in the Arroyo Seco replace those invasives with native plants. According to the the twisted logic of this "hired gun" "environmental" front group replacing non native invasive plants with natives would destroy the "environment"......?

And, as we know, Thomas the evil train must be stopped at all costs.......!