Defense Environment Alert -- Reiterating arguments first made five years ago, environmentalists are suing the Navy and federal marine regulators over a permit that will allow the service to use low-frequency active (LFA) sonar throughout much of the world's oceans, claiming the military's plan fails to sufficiently mitigate the potential harmful effects on marine mammals posed by the loud and far-reaching sound emitter. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and several other national environmental groups are seeking a court injunction...
