The Navy's sonar threatens marine life
NRDC report on military and sea habitats
The interplay between the U.S. military and the environment is fascinating. On land, many military policies have actually been beneficial to the environment — the military has been a good steward of many endangered habitats.
Out at sea, the reality is not quite as good. The sonar systems employed by the Navy are increasingly implicated as a source of major damage to marine mammals from whales to dolphins, as this new NRDC piece outlines. This issue will continue to heat up and should be watched closely.
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