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Dec 152 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...

Navy must consider moving EA-18Gs from Whidbey Island to El Centro after noise lawsuit

Aug 191 min read

COER

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...

Navy proposes increased Growler jet airspace extension over Methow Valley

Feb 135 min read

Environment

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

National

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...

Judge Jones Rules Against the Navy in Washington State

Aug 4, 20222 min read

COER

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

SDA

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...

SDA Response to Navy’s Noise Study Monitoring Report

Feb 17, 20223 min read

SDA

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...

Growler Film: Nina Berman, The Intercept

Dec 22, 20211 min read

Puget Sound

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...

Federal Magistrate: Navy’s 2019 decision authorizing the EA-18G “Growler” expansion violated NEPA

Dec 14, 20213 min read

COER

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

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...

Nov 9, 20211 min read

SDA

The Trauma of Fighter Jets

So honored that we were able to sponsor and participate in this webinar by the No Fighter Jets Coalition with Canadian Voice of Women for...

COURT HEARING – NEPA Lawsuit Oral Arguments before the Court Magistrate!

Oct 18, 20211 min read

COER

COURT HEARING – NEPA Lawsuit Oral Arguments before the Court Magistrate!

October 26th @ 9:00am Don’t miss it! The State of Washington and COER National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) lawsuit against the U.S....

Oct 18, 20211 min read

SDA

Film Screening of “Jet Line”

October 27th @ 5:30pm SAVE the DATE! We will be hosting a film screening of “Jet Line”, a documentary on the impact of noise from the...