Supreme Court weighs case over Air Force detonating munitions in Guam

A nonprofit group contends that exploding the ordnance threatens the island’s main water source, sea turtles and an Indigenous cultural site.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday about which environmental requirements the government must follow when handling unexploded World War II-era munitions in Guam. For decades, the government has brought the munitions to Andersen Air Force Base.

Supreme Court Weighs Dispute Over Explosions of Expired Ammunition in Guam The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court considered a legal battle on Wednesday involving an environmental challenge to the Air Force’s practice of detonating unexploded munitions, including explosives dating back to World War II, at a base on the Pacific island territory of Guam.