December 17, 2013 — Environmental organizations filed a lawsuit Monday against the National Marine Fisheries Service to demand it to force the Navy to consider alternatives to its five-year plan that will intensify sonar use off Southern California and Hawaii.
Earthjustice, representing several groups, filed the lawsuit in federal court in Honolulu, hours after the federal agency said it would grant the Navy permits to move ahead with its plans for training and testing in the Pacific.
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