Criticism of Environmental Study May Slow Navy Undersea Range Plan

By Suzanne Yohannan / February 7, 2006 at 5:00 AM
Defense Environment Alert -- The Navy's long-held plans to build a massive, first-of-its-kind undersea training range off the East Coast may face delays, given a barrage of comments from states, federal environment officials and environmentalists calling the project's draft environmental impact study (EIS) deficient and demanding additional analysis. Officials from North Carolina -- the state whose coastline would be most affected by the project -- and a federal commission on marine mammal conservation are voicing strong criticisms of the draft...

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