Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Bush exempts Navy from law to allow sonar training off California
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(NOAKI SCHWARTZ - ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER) from United States of America.
LOS ANGELES -- Conservationists blasted President Bush's decision to exempt the Navy from an environmental law so it can continue using high-power sonar in its training off the Southern California coast - a practice they say harms whales and other marine mammals.
The White House announced Wednesday that Bush signed the exemption Tuesday while traveling in the Middle East. In his memorandum, Bush said the Navy training exercises "are in the paramount interest of the United States" and its national security.
The president's action by itself won't allow the anti-submarine warfare training to go forward because an injunction is in place, but the Navy believes it will significantly strengthen its argument in court. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit...
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never give upPosted by SilverJade Posted by Ninja T. Penguin
(NOAKI SCHWARTZ - ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER) from United States of America.
LOS ANGELES -- Conservationists blasted President Bush's decision to exempt the Navy from an environmental law so it can continue using high-power sonar in its training off the Southern California coast - a practice they say harms whales and other marine mammals.
The White House announced Wednesday that Bush signed the exemption Tuesday while traveling in the Middle East. In his memorandum, Bush said the Navy training exercises "are in the paramount interest of the United States" and its national security.
The president's action by itself won't allow the anti-submarine warfare training to go forward because an injunction is in place, but the Navy believes it will significantly strengthen its argument in court. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit...
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