A federal judge has declined to halt construction of a new explosives wharf at Naval Base Kitsap.
The U.S. Navy has said the new wharf is needed to help handle Trident nuclear submarines. But two peace groups and the Suquamish Tribe filed lawsuits, arguing that the Navy withheld information and that the project would violate treaty fishing rights in Hood Canal.
U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton said the Navy appeared to have satisfied environmental laws and that the Suquamish Tribe failed to show that the construction would affect any right to fish.
The Associated Press
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