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suggested a dugong-related lawsuit against the Henoko airbase construction, based on the U.S. government’s Endangered Species Act. After the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, however, environmentalist attorneys in the United States became wary of cases that might induce the U.S.
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Nov 25, 2014 · On April 16 of this year, DOD informed the court that it had done its work and determined that the base expansion would have "no adverse effect" on the dugongs. But the procedures it employed to reach this determination seem to bear only rhetorical resemblance either to Section 106 review as conducted in the U.S., or to the direction of the court.
98. Hunting and the fragility of the dugong’s habitat have taken a toll on its numbers: the United States lists the dugong as an “endangered” species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the World Conservation Union considers the . 2. We note that the plaintiffs may face challenges in securing relief on the merits.
The views of the Executive regarding the foreign policy consequences of a given 3 United States District Court 2 jurisdiction over particular petitioners . . . that opinion might well be entitled to deference as the 12 considered judgment of the Executive on a particular question of foreign policy”) (emphasis 13 omitted).
Aug 15, 2008 · Abstract. In January 2008, a U.S. federal court in San Francisco ruled that the U.S. Defense Department's plans to construct a new U.S. offshore Marine airbase in Okinawa violated the National Historic Preservation Act by not protecting a Japanese “national monument,” the endangered Okinawa dugong. This article discusses the background and ...
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Jan 24, 2008 · The dugong ( Dugong dugon) is a species of marine mammal related to the manatee. Joint Statement of Undisputed Facts ¶ 2 (hereinafter "Undisputed Facts"). The waters surrounding Okinawa Island are habitat for the dugong whose range extends the costal and territorial waters of many countries in the Far East. Id.
Jan 19, 2019 · The Court found that “[t]hese potential adverse effects include. physical destruction of the Okinawa dugong resulting from contamination of. seagrass feeding grounds and collisions with boats and vessels, as well as long-. term immune and reproductive damage resulting from exposure to toxins and.
