Is The U.S. Navy's Sonar Training Exercises Harming Marine Mammals?

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Lawsuit Lands US Navy’s Potentially Harmful Sonar Training Exercises -- Red Orbit

In December, the National Marine Fisheries Service authorized Navy sonar training exercises off the coasts of Hawaii and California through 2018. This authorization came despite admittance by the Navy that the work will kill up to 155 marine mammals, cause more than 2,000 lasting injuries and generate approximately 9.6 million instances of temporary hearing loss – as well as disruptions of natural activities.

On Monday, groups led by the Natural Resources Defense Council made an attempt to prevent these exercises by filing a federal lawsuit against both the fisheries agency and the Navy.

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Update: Suit alleges U.S. ignored 'best available science' in sonar ruling -- L.A. Times

My Comment: I doubt that the courts will rule in limiting US Navy sonar exercises .... but this lawsuit is giving publicity to the case.