SDA: Taking a look back and making plans for impact in 2021
It goes without saying that 2020 has brought many, many challenges. The team at SDA met those challenges head on and forged ahead! What...
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- Nov 15, 2020
- 3 min
Update from the Legislative Committee – Nov 2020
The November elections provided multiple opportunities to move our work forward and some new opportunities for our hard-working team to...
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
Citizens of the Ebey’s Reserve (“COER”) Litigation Update
In conjunction with the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) lawsuits brought by the State of Washington and COER against the US...
- Jul 7, 2020
- 1 min
Legislative Committee Update
The legislative committee created several documents for the Navy’s Real-time Noise Study. SDA provided a long and a short list of...
- Jul 3, 2020
- 3 min
Elected Officials Respond to Navy
A briefing on real-time noise testing SDA notified elected officials of preferred sites for the Congressionally mandated noise testing...
- Jun 29, 2020
- 1 min
Focusing on Noise and Noise Monitoring
A Citizen Science Noise Monitoring Program will be launched in mid-July. SDA volunteers, Chris Hurley and acoustic researcher Lauren...
- May 14, 2020
- 3 min
To Whom It May Concern
May 14, 2020 To Whom It May Concern: I am a U.S. military veteran. I support our armed forces and appreciate the role each branch plays...
- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
Join our Letters to the Editor Campaign
Share your experience with the Growlers during the COVID-19 lockdown. Tell us your stories. Join our Letters to the Editor Campaign. SDA...
- May 4, 2020
- 4 min
COVID-19 Press Release
For Immediate Release Date: May 4th, 2020 From: Sound Defense Alliance (SDA) Contact person: Mark Lundsten, Chair, Sound Defense Alliance...
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min
COER Litigation Update
NEPA Actions: On July 9, 2019, SDA member group Citizens of the Ebey’s Reserve (COER) and the Washington State Attorney General...
- Apr 9, 2020
- 1 min
Noise Mapping and Monitoring
Jet noise reporting has been expanded in the region. San Juan County agreed to expand the collection of noise reports through their...
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
The Wild Olympic Peninsula
Although Olympic National Park is close to the Navy’s runways on Whidbey Island, it’s not the only place the Navy could train. Currently...
- Mar 23, 2020
- 2 min
COER Files Preliminary Injunction
COER’s board of directors is committed to fight for justice – for the environment, the future of Ebey’s Landing National Historical...
- Oct 23, 2019
- 2 min
SDA and Quiet Skies to Co-Host Orcas Island Community Forum
RESTORE THE BALANCE: Next Steps to Halt Growler Expansion Orcas Island – Sound Defense Alliance and Quiet Skies will host a community...
- Sep 27, 2019
- 1 min
SDA Community Forum Planned for Camano Island
Join the Sound Defense Alliance on Saturday, November 16th at the Camano Library from 1-3pm. This Presentation and Local Action event is...
- Sep 20, 2019
- 1 min
Whidbey Island residents file lawsuit against US Navy
On September 12, 2019, MARZULLA LAW, LLC, Washington DC, in conjunction with SUSMAN GODFREY, LLP, Seattle WA, filed a Tucker Act action...
- Sep 3, 2019
- 1 min
COER Action Rally Planned for Forks
Rep. Derek Kilmer has a town hall meeting scheduled in Forks on September 4th at 5:30pm. Come out and gather before the meeting and enjoy...
- Jul 9, 2019
- 2 min
SDA Applauds Attorney General Bob Ferguson Lawsuit Against the Navy for Growler Jet Expansion
For Immediate Release Contact: Rhea Miller Phone: 360.633.3735 Email: deepsong@rockisland.com DATE: July 9th 2019 Coupeville – The Sound...
- Jul 4, 2019
- 1 min
COER Action Rally planned for Port Townsend
Tired of the EA-18G “Growler” Jet Flights? We hear them – they are just starting to hear us – we need to be LOUDER AND MORE VISIBLE! Join...
- Jun 29, 2019
- 2 min
SDA applauds Federal elected officials’ progress on getting real-time noise monitoring
For Immediate Release DATE: June 28, 2019 Contact: Larry Morrell, SDA Executive Director, executivedirector@sounddefensealliance.org...
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