2025

• April 2, 2025: King5 - Public attends meeting over Navy Growler jet noise

• April 2, 2025: KNKX/NPR - Public can comment this month on noise from Navy Growler jets

• March 18, 2025: Whidbey News Times - Navy releases draft of revised study on Growlers

• Februrary 28, 2025: NBCSanDiego - Recovery operations wind down at site of fighter-jet crash into San Diego Bay

• February 19, 2025: MilitaryTimes - Salvage effort gets underway in San Diego following Growler jet crash

• February 12, 2025: Kiro7 - Whidbey Island-based Navy EA-18G Growler crashes into San Diego bay; pilots eject safely

• January 29, 2025: PT Leader - Navy Growler noise is harmful to residents, study says

• January 25, 2025: Whidbey News Times - Sound Off: Policy reform needed to protect public health from aircraft noise

• January 3, 2025: Whidbey New Times - Appeals dropped in Growler noise lawsuit

2024

• December 3, 2024: CBC Listen, On The Island with Greg Craigie - A Washington state group wants to hear about your experiences with the noise of Navy jets stationed on Whidbey Island

• November 1, 2024: Whidbey News Times - Pilots urge Navy to install collision avoidance system

• October 21, 2024: Komo News - US Navy identifies 2 aviators killed in EA-18G Growler jet crash near Mount Rainier

• October 20, 2024: Seattle Times - 2 Navy aviators dead after last week’s Growler crash near Mount Rainier

• October 17, 2024: Seattle Times - What we know about the Navy Growler crash near Mount Rainier

• October 15, 2024: Seattle Times - Navy Growler wreckage found near Mount Rainier; 2 crew members missing

• September 29, 2024: Whidbey News Times - COER warns Navy about plans for new lawsuit

• August 20, 2024: Whidbey News Times - Judge sets deadline for Growler impact study

• August 19, 2024: The Desert Review - Court tells Navy to consider moving noisy jets to NAF El Centro

• August 19, 2024: Task & Purpose - Navy must consider moving EA-18Gs from Whidbey Island to El Centro after noise lawsuit

• August 16, 2024: Simple Flying - Why The Federal Court Wants The US Navy To Consider Changing EA-18G Growler Training Sites

• August 4, 2024: West Seattle Blog - Did you hear it too? Extra-loud West Seattle flyover wasn’t the Blue Angels

• August 2, 2024: Seattle Times - (Op-Ed) Let's honor the past but bid farewell to the Blue Angels

• May 29, 2024: South Whidbey Record - (Op-Ed) Sound Off: UW study on Growler noise was not tainted

• May 23, 2024: King5 - What's that noise on Whidbey Island? UW study finds Navy jet noise impacts residents' health

• May 17, 2024: The Orcasonian - Occam’s Razor | Our island, our world through the eyes, pen of S.C. Watson

• May 17, 2024: News Talk KIT - Booming Health Risk: Whidbey Island residents say jets are too loud

• May 16, 2024: Science Times - High Noise Exposure Levels Due to Military Attack Jets Could Be Posing Health Risks to Around 74,000 People in Washington State, Study Reveals

• May 15, 2024: Seattle Times - Navy jet noise could mean long-term health impacts for Whidbey Island

• May 14, 2024: Whidbey News Times - UW study finds health implications from Growler noise

• May 9, 2024: Seattle Times - (Op-Ed) Navy must turn down the volume on Whidbey ‘Growler’ operations

• May 9, 2024: University of Washington News - Navy Growler jet noise over Whidbey Island could impact 74,000 people’s health

2023

• October 5, 2023: Salish Current - How Growler jets are impacting our region

• September 5, 2023: Whidbey News Times - Judge orders new Growler study, but no immediate change in operations

• June 6, 2023: Whidbey News Times - Growler malfunction over Whidbey raises concerns

• February 11, 2023: South Whidbey Record - (LTE) Comments on Navy Growlers got science and the need wrong

2022

• September 20, 2022 The Islands' Sounder: Quiet Skies continues noise monitoring after ruling against U.S. Navy

• September 20, 2022: Whidbey News Times - Talks break down over 'remedy' in Growler lawsuit

• September 16, 2022: Seattle Times - (LTE) Navy Growlers: Robbing peninsula of peace and quiet

• August 26, 2022: Whidbey News Times - Year-long study to determine Growler health impacts

• August 11, 2022: Seattle Times - (LTE) Restore the balance between Navy’s needs and civilian communities impacted by Growler jets

• August 4, 2022: US News - Judge Rules Against Navy in Growler Jet Fleet Lawsuit

2021

• December 30, 2021: Seattle Times – (LTE) Navy on Whidbey: ‘Feels entitled to make its own decisions’

• December 30, 2021: Seattle Times – (LTE) Navy-jet noise: ‘Ongoing Abuse’

• December 28, 2021: Seattle Times – (LTE) Navy-jet noise: Not just over Whidbey Island

• December 19, 2021: San Juan Journal – Judge rebukes Navy’s Growler EIS

• December 16, 2021: Bellingham Herald – Federal judge says Navy jets impacting Whidbey Island

• December 16, 2021: Navy Times – Federal judge says Navy jets impacting Whidbey Island

• December 15, 2021: GoSkagit – Judge finds Navy EIS was lacking in review of jet noise impacts to children, birds

• December 14, 2021: Seattle Times – Federal magistrate finds flaws in Navy environmental study of Growler jet impacts

• December 14, 2021: Herald Net – Editorial: Renewed shot to resolve dispute over Growler jets

• November 1, 2021: Rainshadow Journal – The Loudest Jets in the Quietest Park

• October 26, 2021: Go Skagit – U.S. District Court Judge weighing merits of Navy EIS for Whidbey Island

• January 8, 2021: Seattle Times – (LTE) Navy Should Use Our Data on Growler Noise, Not Dismiss it

• January 3, 2021: Seattle Times – (LTE) Navy captain: Growlers do not Pose Significant Noise Threat to Southern Resident Orcas

2020

• December 9, 2020: Seattle Times – Serene Olympic National Park is No Place for Noisy Navy Growlers

• December 7, 2020: UW News – Military Flights Biggest Cause of Noise Pollution on Olympic Peninsula

• December 5, 2020: Seattle Times – Navy Growler Jet Noise Loud Enough to Reach Orca Pods Even 100 Feet Underwater New Research Shows

• May 5, 2020: Orcas Issues - Letters to the Editor “Navy Unresponsive to Washingtonians Sheltering in Place” 

• February 13, 2020: KONP News Radio – Sound Defense Alliance Mounts Opposition to Expansion of Navy SEALs training in State Parks

• February 12, 2020: KUOW/NPR – Coming soon to a park near you? Navy SEALs 

• February 10, 2020: KPTZ Radio Port Townsend – Compass for the Week

• Winter 2020: The National Parks Conservation Association – Hush …

2019

• December 25, 2019: The Columbian – Jet Noise to be Monitored at Whidbey Naval station

• November 25, 2019: The Island Sounder – Growlers are Detrimental 

• October 24, 2019: SeattlePI.com – The Navy’s Growler Jets Bring Noise to a Quiet Place: Olympic National Park

• October 22, 2019: The Pew Charitable Trusts – Noise Pollution Hurts Wildlife, but States have Trouble Turning Down the Volume

• October 9, 2019 October 22nd, 2019: The Pew Charitable Trusts – Noise Pollution Hurts Wildlife, but States have Trouble Turning Down the Volume

• Oct 9, 2019: MyNorthwest.com – Fight for Quiet in Olympic National Park Pits Navy Versus Nature

• October 1, 2019: Whidbey News Times – (LTE) Navy Hasn’t Learned Any Lessons From the Past

• September 27, 2019: South Whidbey Record – (LTE) Recent Column on Jet Noise Was a Weak “Smoke Screen”

• September 25, 2019: Methow Valley News – Letters to the Editor “Must be a Better Way”

• September 17, 2019: South Whidbey Record – (LTE) NAS Whidbey Would Go On Without the Growler Jets

• September 16, 2019: Seattle Times – Whidbey Island Residents Sue Navy Over Growler Jet Noise

• September 13, 2019: Bitterroot Magazine – ‘We Are Collateral Damage’: More, Louder Jets Roil Military Communities

• September 6, 2019: Peninsula Daily News – Kilmer Discusses Jets, Impeachment Inquiry at Forks Town Hall

• September 6, 2019: Seattle Times – Feds Give New Scrutiny to Clash Between Whidbey Island Navy Jets and Endangered Sea Birds

• September 3, 2019: Whidbey News Times – (LTE) Senator Shows She’s Lost Touch With Local Concerns

• September 3, 2019: South Whidbey Record – (LTE) Navy is Here to Stay, But Adjustments are Needed 

• August 27, 2019: South Whidbey Record – (LTE) Noise Problems Extend Beyond Whidbey Island

• August 23, 2019: Whidbey News Times – (LTE) Jet Noise Much Louder Over Coupeville Than Oak Harbor

• August 23, 2019: Whidbey News Times – (LTE) Many Support the Navy on Whidbey But Not Jet Noise

• August 16, 2019: Larry Morrell Interview on KPTZ

• August 16, 2019: Whidbey News Times – (LTE) Despite Hyperbole, Lawsuit Not About Shuttering Base

• August 15, 2019: Everett Herald – (LTE) Senator Bailey Misstates Intent of Whidbey Growler Lawsuit

• August 13, 2019: Whidbey News Times – (LTE) ‘Navy brat’ Supports AG’s Lawsuit Against the Navy

• August 12, 2019: Everett Herald – (LTE) Noise From Navy Growlers Will Hurt Whidbey Economy

• August 12, 2019: Everett Herald – (LTE) Dispute Over Navy Growler Noise on Whidbey Not Partisan

• August 7, 2019: LaConner Weekly News – (LTE) Jet Noise is Harmful

• August 6, 2019: Seattle Times – Jet-noise Debate Reaches Beyond Whidbey Island

• August 6, 2019: Whidbey News-Times – (LTE) Growlers Weren’t “here first” as Some Are Claiming

• August 4, 2019: Everett Herald – Commentary: Navy’s Welcome But It Must Follow the Law

• August 3, 2019: South Whidbey Record – (LTE) Bailey Exaggerates, ‘spews falsehoods’, in Op-ed

• August 2, 2019: Peninsula Daily News – (LTE) Pleased State is Suing Navy Over EA-18G Growler Flights

• August 2, 2019: South Whidbey Record – (LTE) Sen Bailey Misinforming Public About Navy Lawsuit

• July 31, 2019: San Francisco Chronicle – State’s Lawsuit Against Navy Puts Island Officials at Odds

• July 30, 2019: South Whidbey Record – (LTE) AG Lawsuit Questions EIS Process, Not Navy’s Value

• July 30, 2019: Whidbey News Times – (LTE) Claims About AG Lawsuit Against Navy Misleading

• July 30, 2019: The Island’s Weekly – (LTE) Lawsuit Against the Navy is Vital For Our Region

• July 17, 2019: Port Townsend Leader – AG Sues Navy Over Growler Expansion

• July 16, 2019: The Daily Herald – Editorial: Question Over Growler Impacts Now Left to Lawsuit

• July 16, 2019: South Whidbey Record – (LTE) Navy Should Reconsider Increased Use of OLF

• July 10, 2019: VIDEO, Washington AGO – Navy Growlers Press Conference

• July 10, 2019: The Daily Herald – Washington Sues Navy Over Noisy Growlers on Whidbey Island

• July 10, 2019: KBKW – AG Ferguson Sues Navy Over Impact of Expanded Growler Jet Operations

• July 9, 2019: Whidbey News-Times – (LTE) Growlers Were Designed To Be Loud To Be Heard By All 

• July 9, 2019: Victoria News – US Navy Being Sued For Expanded Flights From Island Near Victoria

• July 9, 2019: KING 5 News – Washington AG Will Sue Navy Over Jet Noise on Whidbey Island

• July 9, 2019: Seattle Times – Washington State Sues Navy Over Expansion of Growler Jet Training on Whidbey Island

• July 9, 2019: Whidbey News-Times – COER Sues Navy Over FIOA Violations

• July 9, 2019: Whidbey News-Times – State Attorney General is Suing Navy Over Growler Expansion at NAS Whidbey

• June 23, 2019: Peninsula Daily News (LTE) – Navy Jets Disturb the Peace at Lake Crescent, Park

• June 19, 2019: Methow Valley News – Methow Valley Quiet Shattered Again by Navy Jets

• June 14, 2019: South Whidbey Record (LTE) – Growler Roar is Too Loud; Threatens Public Health

• June 14, 2019: South Whidbey Record – (LTE) Sound Defense Alliance is a Regional Organization

• June 11, 2019: Peninsula Daily News (LTE) – Navy Growlers Bring Noise to Wild Places

• June 9, 2019: Peninsula Daily News (LTE) – Olympic National Park No Place for Growlers Flying Overhead

• June 9, 2019: KLOI, Lopez Island – Interview with Larry Morrell,  SDA Executive Director

• May 31, 2019: South Whidbey Record – New Safety Alarms As The Number of Growlers Grow

• May 17, 2019: South Whidbey Record (Letter to the Editor) – Suggests JBLM as Site for Navy Landing Practices 

• May 13, 2019: High County News – The Roar of Military Jets Triggers a Crusade for Quiet

• May 10, 2019: This Is Whidbey – Creating an Enduring Prairie Legacy in Coupeville

• May 3, 2019: Whidbey News-Times – Group Suing Navy for Not Producing Requested Growler Documents

• April 10, 2019 (Letter to the Editor): PT Leader – Word Choice Questioned (LTE)

• April 2, 2019: Whidbey News-Times (Letter to the Editor)- Jet Noise is Crippling for Navy Veteran Husband

• March 29, 2019: South Whidbey Record (Letter to the Editor) – Increased Growler Noise Will Detract From Our Island 

• March 27, 2019: PT Leader – Sound Defense Alliance Organizes Against Growlers

• March 21, 2019: The Islands Weekly – Navy Announces Massive Growler Expansion

• March 18, 2019: San Juan Islander – Response from Sound Defense Alliance to Navy’s Addition of 36 Growlers

• March 14, 2019: Whidbey News-Times – Navy Announces Decision on Growlers

• March 12, 2019: Seattle Times – Navy Rejects Call for More Monitoring of Growler Jet Training on Whidbey Island

• February 26, 2019: South Whidbey Record – Agency Suggests More Negotiations on Growlers

• February 21, 2019: South Whidbey Record (Letter to the Editor) – Fear Navy Wasn’t Working in Good Faith Now Confirmed

• February 15, 2019: Whidbey News Times (Letter to the Editor) Exposure to Jet Noise May Have Damaging Effects

• February 5, 2019: South Whidbey Record – Navy Philosophy Dismisses Locals Growlers Concerns

• February 1, 2019: South Whidbey Record – Navy Moves Forward Without Final Growler Decision 

• January 18, 2019: Whidbey News-Times: (Letter to the Editor) Japanese Understand Impact of Navy Jet Noise

• January 8, 2019: Whidbey News-Times – Shutdown Delays Final Decision on Growlers

• January 8, 2019: South Whidbey Record – Letter Writer Was Spot On About Growler Concerns

• January 8, 2019: South Whidbey Record – Langley Urged to Oppose Growler Expansion

• January 4, 2019: South Whidbey Record – (Letter to the Editor) Whidbey Island is Too Vulnerable for EA-18G Growler Aircraft

2018

• December 28, 2018: Whidbey News Times – (Letter to the Editor) Navy Should Consider More on Growler Increase

• December 26, 2018: Whidbey News Times – (Letter to the Editor) Ebey’s is a Rare Jewel, Please Protect It Forever

• December 25, 2018: South Whidbey Record – (Letter to the Editor) Bristow Should Know the Locals Before Labeling

• December 24, 2018: South Whidbey Record – (Letter to the Editor) Opposing Noisy Growlers is Far Cry From Unpatriotic 

• December 21, 2018: South Whidbey Record – Navy Confronted Over Jet Noise, Historic Sites 

• December 20, 2018: Seattle PI – Whidbey Residents Tell Navy: Let’s Negotiate on Your Noisy Growler Jets

• December 18, 2018: Whidbey News Times – Big Crowd Anticipated for Historic Properties Meeting

• December 13, 2018: Whidbey News Times – (Letter to the Editor) Increase in Flights Will Hurt Environment, Orcas

• December 11, 2018: Whidbey News Times – (Letter to the Editor) Seattleite: Need to say, ‘No New Jets. No New Flights.’

• December 11, 2018: South Whidbey Record – (Letter to the Editor) Not Anti-Defense; Against Being ‘Collateral Damage’

• December 11, 2018: Whidbey News Times – Meeting Set for Growler Impact on Historic Sites

• December 9, 2018: Everett Herald – (Editorial) Navy Should Return to Talks On Growlers Impacts

• December 5, 2018: South Whidbey Record – (Editorial) Hopefully Door Isn’t Fully Closed on Crucial Agreement

• December 5, 2018: Seattle Times – (Letter to the Editor) Navy’s Growler Jets Ruin Whidbey Island Visit

• December 4, 2018: Whidbey News Times – (Letter to the Editor) Yes, Many People Knew Flight Path, But Growlers Came Later

• December 3, 2018: Seattle Times – Navy Ends Talks to Ease Growler Jet Impacts on Whidbey Island Historic District

• December 1, 2018: South Whidbey Record – (Letter to the Editor) Ebey’s Reserve in Need of Environmental Protection

• November 30, 2018: San Juan Islander – Navy Terminates Section 106 Consultation for Increased Growler Operations at NAS Whidbey Island

• November 27, 2018: South Whidbey Record – (Letter to the Editor) Central Whidbey is Trying to Fight For Its Future

• November 23, 2018: Whidbey News Times – (Letter to the Editor) Not Compelled to Defer to ‘Navy Experts’ on Jet Noise

• November 21, 2018: Seattle Times – Navy’s Noisy Need For Speed on Whidbey Island Riles Residents

• November 20, 2018: Whidbey News-Times – Alliance Against Growler Expansion Not Going Away

• November 18, 2018: Seattle Post Intelligencer –  Noisy Growler Jets – Coupeville Seeks to Curb Navy Buildup

• November 13, 2018: Whidbey News Times – Coalition Plans Second Growler Event Thursday

• November 9, 2018: Whidbey News Times – (Letter to the Editor) Navy Seeking Comments on Nonexisting Agreement

• October 31, 2018: Whidbey News Times – Larsen Asks Navy to Reduce Planned Coupeville Flights

• October 27, 2018: South Whidbey Record – (Letter to the Editor) Department of Defense is Using D.C. Doublespeak

• October 24, 2018: South Whidbey Record – Navy Wants Comments on Growler Impact to Reserve

• October 22, 2018: Stanwood Camano News – (Letter to the Editor) Navy Wants Us To Think More is Less

• October 19, 2018: South Whidbey Record – (Letter to the Editor) Whidbey Island Too Divided Over Growler Training in Coupeville

• October 15, 2018: The Islands’ Weekly – Region Rallies Against Growler Growth

• October 11, 2018: Whidbey News Times – Larsen Passing On Growler Concerns to Pentagon

• October 10, 2018: Port Townsend Leader – Sound Defense Alliance Debuts 

• October 5, 2018: Whidbey News Times – Sending a Sign

• October 5, 2018: South Whidbey Record – Hundreds Rally Against Jet Noise

• October 5, 2018: San Juan Islander – Hundreds Protest – NO NEW JETS, NO NEW FLIGHTS 

• October 5, 2018: Peninsula Daily News – Navy Action on Jets Prompts Protests in Port Townsend

• October 3, 2018: GoAnacortes – Navy Releases Final Impact Study on NAS Whidbey Growler Fleet Expansion

• September 30th, 2018: Peninsula Daily News – Navy: More aircraft, flights in plan for Whidbey Air Station, Outlying Field Coupeville

• September 29, 2018: HeraldNet – Navy’s Final EIS Sticks with 36 New Growlers at Whidbey Base

• April 16, 2018: knkx.org – Navy Growler Noise Spurring Community Action Beyond Whidbey Island