Congress to Navy: Monitor, report noise from Growler jets over Whidbey Island
By Joel Connelly, SeattlePIPublished 2:41 pm PST, Tuesday, December 10, 2019 (copied with permission) The U.S. Navy will be required to monitor... Read More
OFCO Opposes Navy Training in Washington State Parks
OFCO submitted a comment letter to the Washington Commission of Parks because the training activities unnecessarily contradict environmental laws, may risk public... Read More
Measuring the impact of military flights on the Olympic Peninsula soundscape
Noise is expected in urban settings, but what happens when noise infiltrates rural and wilderness areas, even one of the country’s most... Read More
Washington’s Attorney General Ferguson Files Suit Against Navy for Growler Expansion Over the Olympic Peninsula and Marine Waters
AG Bob Ferguson filed suit against the Navy for not complying with federal law and fully evaluating Growler expansion impacts on the... Read More
OFCO, WCAA and Seattle Mayor Comment on Navy Draft DEIS/OEIS for Increased Training in the Olympic Peninsula and Marine Waters
The Navy’s plans for increasing Northwest Training and Testing in the Olympic Military Operations Areas will impact endangered species—marine mammals including orcas,... Read More
Results Released of Two-year Growler Sound Study on the Olympic Peninsula
The study was conducted by Lauren Kuehne, MSc Research Scientist at the University of Washington’s College of the Environment School of Aquatic... Read More
Pollinators, Birds, Fish Lose in the Battle Over Preserving Natural Soundscapes of the Olympic Peninsula – Learn More
OFCO partners with the National Park Conservation Associates to host three educational events on the impacts of the Navy expansion of training... Read More
Climate Costs of Militarizing the Olympic Peninsula
What happens when the world’s largest user of fossil fuels fails to fully disclose its contributions to air pollution, respiratory diseases and... Read More
U.S. Forest Service Responds to OFCO’s Objection on Electronic Warfare – No Change in Decision
The U.S. Forest Service responded to OFCO’s Objection to its Decision Notice/Finding of No Significant Impact (DN/FONSI), allowing the permit to the... Read More
Navy Must Do a New Environmental Impact Statement on Growler Fleet
New OFCO board member Karen Sullivan, retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service marine biologist, wrote OFCO’s recent comments on the Navy Whidbey... Read More