Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA) is drafting sweeping legislation that would require the Defense Department to comply with all federal and state environmental laws to the same extent as other entities, wiping out any sovereign immunity the military still retains under some of these laws. The bill, as currently drafted, would include revoking all exemptions DOD has both within the United States and abroad that would limit the military from complying with federal and state environmental laws, according to a draft...
