US ambassador reiterates commitment to controversial Okinawa air base, a setback for endangered dugong

Mongabay
By Rebecca KesslerJul 6, 2015, 11:06 am247 pts
A longstanding plan to relocate a major US airbase on the Japanese island of Okinawa has provoked local ire. Opponents claim the development will cause catastrophic environmental damage and seal the fate in the region of the iconic dugong, a cousin of the manatee. Hopes of a long-awaited breakthrough were…

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