Judge LaPorte form the 9th District courts has approved a settlement on the SURTASS-LFA sonar (Surveillance Towed Array Sonar System – Low Frequency Active). This settlement continues to limit the deployment of Low frequency Active Sonar to certain areas in…
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NYT article on whales and security
This NYT editorial is a fresh read on the recent movement on the fallout form the California Coastal Commission/NRDC v. the US Navy: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/02/opinion/02wed3.html?ex=1215662400&en=bb5b0e615dff8a4d&ei=5070&emc=eta1 While we can hope for the best judgment in this case from the nation’s highest court, given…
Navy confirms negative affects of sonar
Nature journal filed a Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA) request for a Navy report on the impacts of Sonar on whales. The article is below and is remarkable because it indicates behavioral effects, not just catastrophic effects such as stranding or…
CCC Limist Navy on Mid-frequency Sonar
In an unprecedented ruling yesterday afternoon, Judge Florence-Marie Cooper constrained the Navy from deploying mid-frequency sonar in state waters. While at first brush this case may appear to be about establishing a balance between national security and the environment, in…
CCC v. Navy round 1
The following article is the latest on the California Coastal Commission vs. the US Navy on the Southern California Training Area. The article is a good summary of how the lines are drawn. The last three paragraphs are informative regarding…
CCC limits Navy on MF Sonar
In an unprecedented ruling yesterday afternoon, Judge Florence-Marie Cooper constrained the Navy from deploying mid-frequency sonar in state waters. While at first brush this case may appear to be about establishing a balance between national security and the environment, in…
Justices take on Navy Case
Here we go… Given the current court, this doesn’t bode well. This NYT article ends with a short digression about another environmental case that gives the “whether conditions” of the Supreme Court. Best of luck and Godspeed to NRDC et.…