August 02, 2018
A California federal judge on Wednesday rejected for the second time environmental groups' long-running challenge to the U.S. Department of Defense's proposed replacement base in Okinawa, Japan, saying the DOD had adequately considered the potential effect on the endangered Okinawa dugong.
February 17, 2015
A California federal judge Friday ended a 12-year-old lawsuit between environmental organizations and the Department of Defense over the construction of a U.S. military base in Japan, saying the construction falls within the executive branch's protected treaty powers.