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August 23, 2017

U.S. Court Revives Lawsuit Seeking to Block Construction of New U.S. Base in Japan
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A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit seeking to block the
construction of a new U.S. military base in Okinawa, Japan over concerns
about the base's impacts on an endangered marine mammal called a
"dugong." The lawsuit is being brought by The Center for Biological
Diversity. On Monday a three-judge panel in San Francisco ruled the case
can move forward. The proposed military base has also faced massive
resistance by peace activists in Okinawa, who for decades have called
for the expulsion of U.S. troops from their island.


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