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Jan 92 min read
Airport and Aircraft Noise Can Hurt Your Heart
For those of us who have lived under and near the Navy's EA-18G Growler flight paths for years, we know the noise is harmful. More and...
Jan 31 min read
Appeals dropped in Growler noise lawsuit
" The Navy and a Whidbey anti-noise group will not battle it out in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals" Navy and COER dropped their...
Dec 15, 20242 min read
What Was Here Before the Jets? The Indigenous Peoples of Whidbey Island
What was here before the jets? It’s often hard to remember a time when Washington wasn't impacted by noise pollution from the Navy's...
Dec 12, 20241 min read
On The Island with Gregor Craigie
We were interviewed by a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio host in Victoria on Vancouver Island!
Aug 19, 20241 min read
Navy must consider moving EA-18Gs from Whidbey Island to El Centro after noise lawsuit
On August 16th, Judge Jones signed an order that, “in part, requires the US Navy to study changing Boeing EA-18G Growler operations from...
Feb 13, 20245 min read
Navy proposes increased Growler jet airspace extension over Methow Valley
Background: There are currently 118 Navy EA-18G Growler jets in the U.S. They are all sited on Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, WA...
Oct 12, 20231 min read
How Growler jets are impacting our region
By CHRISTINE KERLIN "Have you heard the roar of the Growler jets overhead during the day and evening? I have. Have your conversations,...
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Judge orders new Growler study, but no immediate change in operations
The Navy must redo an environmental study on the impact of expanded EA-18G Growler operations. Read the article in the Whidbey News Times...
Aug 1, 20232 min read
Methow Valley Jet Noise
From Stories from Across the Region I moved to the beautiful, and what I thought was the peaceful Methow Valley in North central...
Jul 20, 20231 min read
1990
From Stories from Across the Region We used to live near OLF Coupeville (Out-Lying Field) on Central Whidbey Island Washington. We loved...
Jun 20, 20231 min read
The New York Times wants YOUR stories!
As many of you saw last week, the New York Times is taking notice of the impacts of harmful noise! They are calling for personal stories...
Jun 5, 20233 min read
Malfunctioning Navy jet raises community safety concerns
Press release from Citizens of Ebey's Reserve: Contacts: Robert Wilbur, President COER 360-679-4850, bbwilbur@frontier.com Coupeville,...
Jan 30, 20235 min read
Code Pink launches national campaign to ground the F-35 and cancel the F-35 program
Support our neighbors across the country by signing CODEPINK's letter for their national campaign to ground all F-35s! Much like the...
Sep 19, 20224 min read
Rally for a Remedy!
It’s time for a remedy. It’s time to restore the balance between the local military impacts and the health and well-being of our...
Aug 4, 20222 min read
Judge Jones Rules Against the Navy in Washington State
August 2, 2022 Contact: Robert Wilbur, President, COER President, 360-678-4850 Judge Jones Rules Against the Navy in Washington State...
Jun 8, 20223 min read
Time to Remedy Growler Harms
Over the past few years, our nation has faced many challenges. While there have been military actions across the world, it has been...
Feb 17, 20223 min read
SDA Response to Navy’s Noise Study Monitoring Report
Navy’s $1.8 million “Real Time Noise” Monitoring Study ordered by Congress Fails to Meet Commitments As part of the 2020/2021 National...
Dec 22, 20211 min read
Growler Film: Nina Berman, The Intercept
When the Jets Fly: NEW WARPLANES TURN U.S. TOWNS INTO SONIC HELLSCAPES We are thrilled to see more media coverage of the Growler jets and...
Dec 14, 20213 min read
Federal Magistrate: Navy’s 2019 decision authorizing the EA-18G “Growler” expansion violated NEPA
Federal Magistrate declares Navy’s 2019 decision authorizing the EA-18G “Growler” expansion at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI)...
Nov 10, 20211 min read
COER Hearing Synopsis for NEPA Suit v. Navy
“Judge Creatura was particularly interested in how jet noise impacted children and birds. He zeroed in on why the Navy claimed they...
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