New environmental impact statement required for destructive sonar and explosives use

A recent settlement agreement with the Navy ensures that marine mammal deaths will now be investigated to help avoid additional military sonar-related deaths.

A federal court entered an order settling two cases challenging the U.S. Navy’s training and testing activities off the coasts of Southern California and Hawai‘i, securing long-sought protections for whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals by limiting Navy activities in vital habitat.

Maps of where certain U.S. Navy activities will be limited under the September 2015 settlement.

Areas around Hawaii Island.

Areas around Molokai Island.

Areas off the coast of Southern California.

Areas off the coast of Southern California, near San Nicolas Island, Santa Catalina Island and San Clemente Island.

Settlement will protect habitat for vulnerable marine mammal populations in Southern California and Hawai‘i

For the first time ever, the Navy has agreed to put vast swaths of important habitat for numerous marine mammals off limits to dangerous sonar training and testing.

A judge tells the Navy that it doesn’t need access to every square inch of the ocean to conduct training exercises. There is a better way to protect both our country and our wildlife.

Federal Judge Says Feds Wrongly Approved Plan Allowing Whales, Dolphins, Other Wildlife to be Harmed Nearly 10 Million Times

Federal judge says Feds wrongly approved plan allowing whales, dolphins, other wildlife to be harmed nearly 10 million times

Navy training is essential to national security, but there's a way to minimize the harm that it inflicts on marine mammals.

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 and Local Rule 56.1, plaintiffs Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Animal Welfare Institute, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Ocean Mammal Institute, through their counsel Earthjustice, hereby move for summary judgment.

Memorandum In Support Of Motion For Summary Judgment

Millions of marine mammals face injury, death off Hawai‘i, Southern California

Amended complaint in California / Hawaii Navy Sonar case adds the U.S. Navy as defendant and expands the argument.