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Swordsmyth
08-22-2017, 01:56 AM
A federal appeals court Monday revived a lawsuit that seeks to block construction of a U.S. military base in Okinawa, Japan (http://abcnews.go.com/topics/news/japan.htm) over concerns about its impact on the Okinawa dugong, an endangered marine mammal that resembles a manatee.
The Center for Biological Diversity has authority to challenge the adequacy of the government's evaluation of the effect on the Okinawa dugong, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said. A three-judge panel of the court also said the environmental group's request for an injunction blocking the project did not raise political questions that were beyond judicial review.
The ruling overturned a 2015 decision by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco that dismissed the suit. The 9th Circuit sent the case back to Chen for further proceedings.
The Department of Justice said in a statement it was reviewing the ruling.

More at: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/appeals-court-revives-suit-us-military-base-japan-49344083

For once I hope the dugong huggers win, If only they could shut down ALL our overseas bases.