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The Navy must abide by limits on its sonar training off the Southern California coast because the exercises could harm dozens of species of whales and dolphins, a federal appeals court ruled.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday night rejected..
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This Jan. 16, 2008 file photo shows the flukes of a gray whale as it dives off the Southern California coast near the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Acting at the Bush administration’s urging, the court agreed Monday June 23, 2008 to review a federal appeals...
