High court justices hear sonar-whale case

Published: Oct. 8, 2008 at 5:27 PM People who read this also read ... WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- National security and environmental concerns butted heads before the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday in a case challenging the U.S. Navy's sonar testing. The high court was asked to determine whether the Navy does enough to protect whales from underwater sonar tests during its annual training exercises off the Southern California coast. Winter vs. Natural Resources Defense Council asks whether the... [read full story]