The US Supreme Court agreed to review a dispute over a permit allowing the US Air Force to detonate hazardous munitions in Guam.
The case granted on Monday centers around permits the Air Force has renewed for decades under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, which regulates hazardous waste treatment and disposal. In 2021, the environmental group Prutehi Guahan challenged the latest renewal on procedural grounds.
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against the Air Force last year, holding that the government must prepare an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act ...