Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Evans

OPINION AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

LAPORTE, United States Magistrate Judge.

In this environmental litigation, the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment are currently before the Court. For the reasons set forth below, each parties’ motion for summary judgment is granted in part and denied in part.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs, various environmental organizations and a concerned individual, seek a permanent injunction against federal offi cials to prevent the United States Navy’s peacetime use of a low frequency sonar system for training, testing and routine operations. 1…