Lawsuit aims to stop Puget Sound explosions

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Lawsuit aims to stop Puget Sound explosions
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jul 30, 2008 6:27:35 EDT

SEATTLE — Two environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit against the Navy in an attempt to stop it from detonating explosives in Puget Sound.

The suit filed by the Washington, D.C.-based Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and the Wild Fish Conservancy of Duvall said the Navy runs three to five training exercises a month in which explosives are detonated in Puget Sound and Hood Canal.

The suits said the blasts are killing fish and disturbing other wildlife.

Brian Gorman, a spokesman for the National Marine Fisheries Service in Seattle, said the agency has been negotiating with the Navy for years to reduce the size and timing of the explosions.


Article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/07/ap_pugetsound_072808/