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Justices consider dispute over Air Force operations in Guam

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  1. SCOTUSblog

    Court to hear argument in dispute over Air Force’s detonation operations in Guam (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in a battle over the U.S. Air Force’s efforts to continue disposing of munitions by detonating them on a beach in northern Guam. The legal questions in Department of the Air Force v.

  2. The Hill

    Listen live: Supreme Court takes up Guam WWII munitions dispute (opens The Hill)

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    The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday about which environmental requirements the government must follow when handling unexploded WWII-era munitions in Guam. For decades, the government has brought the munitions to Anderson Air Force Base.

  3. The Hill

    Supreme Court weighs case over Air Force detonating munitions in Guam (opens The Hill)

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    The Supreme Court on Wednesday wrestled with a case about whether the Air Force needs to conduct environmental review before its munitions detonations in Guam. An environmental group, Prutehi Guåhan, has sued, saying that the decision to file a permit renewal application with the Guam Environmental …

  4. Al Jazeera

    US Supreme Court hears challenge to air force UXO detonations in Guam (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Advocacy group claims military sidestepped impact review, says case highlights lack of representation in US territories.

  5. Courthouse News Service

    Supreme Court review goes beyond military waste disposal for Guam residents (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The high court seemed to question when, not if, the Air Force should face environmental review challenges to disposing hazardous waste on Guam’s beaches.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court grapples with environmental challenge to Air Force’s Guam munition detonations (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Supreme Court considered a legal battle on Wednesday involving an environmental challenge to the Air Force’s practice of detonating unexploded munitions, including explosives dating back to World War II, at a base on the Pacific island territory of Guam.

  7. SCOTUSblog

    Justices wrestle with procedural dispute over Air Force’s munition detonations in Guam (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Air Force by a group that describes its mission as protecting Guam’s environment and culture. During roughly 75 minutes of oral argument in Department of the Air Force v.

  8. SCOTUSblog

    Justices consider dispute over Air Force operations in Guam (opens SCOTUSblog)

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