Environmentalists won reinstatement Friday of a legal challenge to the U.S. Navy’s use of sonar, which the groups say harms whales, walruses, seals and dolphins.
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San Diego Navy Development Sails Through Court
The Navy’s downtown waterfront $1.3 billion development project cleared its potentially last environmental hurdle Wednesday with a federal appeals court approval. The 9th U.S. Circuit
Developer Ordered to Pay $1Mln for Wildlife Violations
Alameda County developer James Tong, and his Wildlife Management firm will pay $1 million in restitution for securities fraud and wildlife violations, in a sentence
Asphalt Plant Named in Pollution Case
Environmentalists have sued to block an asphalt plant in Mendocino County from what they argue is illegal pollution of a tributary to the Eel River
Freeway Green Light Over Truckee Wetlands
A Washoe County environmental group has failed in its effort to delay a six-lane highway project over Truckee Meadows wetlands near Reno in the group’s
Alaska Polar Bear Habitat Questioned
Federal environmental regulators and conservation groups fought Tuesday to win reinstatement of critical polar bear habitat designations on Alaska’s North Slope after a federal judge
