Urge the California Attorney General to Sue the Navy
Lyndia Storey
When the Navy applied for permits to expand its sonar and explosives training on its California range, the California Coastal Commission said "No" -- because of the harm these exercises would cause to whales, dolphins and other marine life. You were there in spirit, cheering the Coastal Commission on with your petition to stop the sonar exercises, and your generous followup "Thank You" note to the Commission for their monumentally important decision to intervene.
But the Navy steamrolled California and said it woud do what it wanted and conduct sonar trainings in whale habitats anyway!
I'm writing to ask you to join me in urging the California Attorney General to take the Navy to court to comply with federal and state conservation laws that protect whales and dolphins. The US Navy is not above the law!
Here's what you can do to help give the whales and dolphins a voice:
1) Email the California Attorney General at her Public Inquiry Unit email address: piu@doj.ca.gov
2) Cut and paste the BELOW message into the Comment box -- or edit it in your own words.
3) Add your name, city and state at the bottom -- even if you don't live in California, the coastline is a national treasure that many people visit from all over the world.
Thanks so much for speaking out for ocean health, and for the whales and dolphins on the California Coast!
Yours Truly, for creating a safe ocean environment for all who live here,
Lyndia
P.S.: To sign the current petition to protect the whales & dolphins, go to: www.whaleanddolphinwatch.org
California Attorney General Kamala Harris
Dear Ms. Harris,
The California Coastal Commission refused to certify the U.S. Navy's most recent permits to conduct sonar and explosives trainings on its California coastal range -- because those trainings violate provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act and do not properly protect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals, as required by state and federal law.
Please take the Navy to court to compel compliance with federal and state conservation laws, and to protect the marine mammals that make their home on the spectacular California coastline.
Immediate action is required for future generations. We all cherish this beautiful coastline as a national treasure and want people to be able to enjoy it for generations to come.
Thank you.
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