Posted by Joel Reynolds in Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
In yesterday's New York Times Magazine ("Watching Whales Watch Us"), author Charles Siebert lays out a compelling case for what many people have long suspected: that great whales are conscious, social, interactive animals with complex social structures and cultures. The...continued→
Posted by Joel Reynolds in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Former President Bush may have left DC, but his legacy to degrade national environmental laws and allow the military to circumvent marine mammal protection laws continues. I was disappointed today to see the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issue final...continued→
Posted by Joel Reynolds in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Last week, NRDC settled a significant case with the Navy. In 2005, we challenged mid-frequency active sonar training exercises that were being carried out around the world without the adequate environmental review required by federal law. Despite mounting evidence that...continued→
Posted by Joel Reynolds in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Next Wednesday, in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in Winter v NRDC, our case challenging the Navy's illegal use of sonar off the southern California coast. As I wrote about previously, NRDC challenged the Navy's refusal...continued→
Posted by Joel Reynolds in Reviving the World's Oceans
If the Supreme Court decides to review the case of high intensity Navy sonar, as the Wall Street Journal yesterday urged, it will do well to ignore the Journal’s error-riddled editorial (“Judge Ahab and the Whales,” June 19). There is...continued→
