Posted on Dec 16, 2021
Federal judge's says Navy jets impacting Whidbey Island
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The Navy made several errors in its environmental impact statement for jet operations at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
That's according to a report U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Richard Creatura filed in a lawsuit over the growing fleet of aircraft, called Growlers.
The federal lawsuit argues the Navy did not adequately review the potential environmental and public health impacts that increasing its Growler fleet from 82 to 118 jets would have on Whidbey Island and surrounding areas.
That's according to a report U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Richard Creatura filed in a lawsuit over the growing fleet of aircraft, called Growlers.
The federal lawsuit argues the Navy did not adequately review the potential environmental and public health impacts that increasing its Growler fleet from 82 to 118 jets would have on Whidbey Island and surrounding areas.
Federal judge's says Navy jets impacting Whidbey Island
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NAS Whidbey Island
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Lawsuit
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Since the Navy took primary responsibility for the electronic attack mission and the prime training takes place there the situation is not surprising. The Navy’s electronic attack aircraft have been single-sited at NAS Whidbey since the 1970s. Be interesting to see how this turns out.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
PFC David Foster “The Navy appears to have used certain statistics ‘much like a drunk uses a lamppost: for support, not illumination.’”
With these words, Chief United States Magistrate Judge J. Richard Creatura leveled a scathing rebuke of parts of the Navy’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the expansion of EA-18G Growler aircraft operations at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The findings were issued on Friday, December 10th, in a summary report and recommendation to the US District Court at Tacoma in the case: State of Washington, et al., v. U.S. Dept. of the Navy, et al.
With these words, Chief United States Magistrate Judge J. Richard Creatura leveled a scathing rebuke of parts of the Navy’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the expansion of EA-18G Growler aircraft operations at the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The findings were issued on Friday, December 10th, in a summary report and recommendation to the US District Court at Tacoma in the case: State of Washington, et al., v. U.S. Dept. of the Navy, et al.
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