Friday, September 27, 2013

Agency ignored best science on sonar, marine mammals, judge rules

National Marine Fisheries Service probably underestimated the level of harm to whales and other animals posed by Navy tests, judge says.



The National Marine Fisheries Service used inadequate science when it approved U.S. Navy training exercises that pose a danger to marine mammals off the coast of Washington, Oregon and California, a federal judge has ruled.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/vduHQy7_Xzo/la-me-0927-marine-mammals-20130927,0,3099675.story

No comments:

Post a Comment