Sonar Ban Blocked.

The article reports on the court ruling issued by a federal court of appeals regarding the use of sonar in United States Navy exercises off the southern California coasts. The ruling was issued despite of the environmental risks that the exercise may pose. Sonar noise may harm whales and would destroy their habitat forcing them to go elsewhere. The 9th United States Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to stay an injunction by a district court. The majority argues that the public may be concern about whales but they also have an interest in national defense.