Natural Resources Defence Council v. Pritzker Country/Territory United States of America Type of court Others Date Jul 15, 2016 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name United Nations Court of Appeals Seat of court San Francisco Judge Noonan, J.T.; Gould, R.M.; Friedland, M.T. Reference number 14-16375 Language English Keyword Noise pollution Noise standards Marine resources management Vehicle noise Noise emission Aircraft noise Abstract The United States Court of Appeals found that the Marine Mammals Protection Act requires the National Marine Fisheries Service to take measures to attain the 'least practicable adverse impact' standard before allowing an incidental take of marine mammals, in particular the sonar activities would have negative impact on marine mammal species. Full text 14-16375_Pritzker.pdf 14-16375.pdf