Tribe, Groups Sue Navy Over Ship Cleaning in Puget Sound
SEATTLE (AP) — The Suquamish Tribe and two environmental groups are suing the U.S. Navy, saying it sent harmful pollutants into Puget Sound when it cleaned a decommissioned aircraft carrier near Bremerton.
The mothballed 60,000-ton USS Independence was cleaned in waters near Bremerton, Washington, before it was towed to Brownsville, Texas, this month to be dismantled...