Submitted by the Sound Defense Alliance.

The Sound Defense Alliance, while not a party to the federal lawsuit, is deeply disappointed by the federal court’s decision to grant the U.S. Navy more time to complete its revised analysis of the environmental impacts from the increased number of EA-18G Growler jets stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island ( https://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/deadline-extended-for-growler-study/ ).

While we respect the judicial process, this extension means yet more months — and likely years — of harmful impacts to the Whidbey Island community, its schools, its economy, its wildlife and its natural environment. The judge already ruled in 2021 that the Navy’s Environmental Impact Statement was deficient in several key areas. Specifically, the Navy faile

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