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Nature 413, 7 (6 September 2001) | doi:10.1038/35092677

Environmental laws face military manoeuvres

Mark Schrope

The US military is mounting an offensive this year against an enemy within: the environmental regulation that, the Pentagon argues, constrains its training and affects military readiness.The armed forces and their allies in Congress are all pushing for more exemption from environmental laws, arguing that some of them damage national security.