Bush Exempts US Navy from Environmental Law

Heh.

This in response to a pesky federal judge's ruling that the use of sonar violated the Coastal Zone Management Act, and would have required the Navy to observe a 12 mile "no sonar zone" along the California coastline. They also would have been required to post lookouts to watch for whales, and shut down sonar when they're spotted within 2,200 yards (presumably outside the "no sonar at all within 12 miles of the coast" rule).

But Bush being the tyrant that he is prone to be swatted aside the judge's ruling by Executive Fiat™.

Complying with the environmental law would "undermine the Navy's ability to conduct realistic training exercises that are necessary to ensure the combat effectiveness of carrier and expeditionary strike groups," Bush said.

The pending outcry from environmentalists will be so creamy rich I'll want to dip my balls in it.

posted by Dave In Texas at 11:40 AM

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