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COER files ESA lawsuit warning against Navy
For Immediate Release September 26, 2024 Contacts: Robert Wilbur, President COER 360-678-4850, bbwilbur@frontier.com Today, Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve (COER)[1] has notified the Navy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) of its intent to sue...
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Judge Jones Holds Navy Accountable in Final Order
Few states or organizations have won legal challenges against the Navy. COER, funded solely by donations from individuals throughout Northwestern Washington, has pressed the Navy to follow the law for the past 10 years. Science is now proving what we...
COER opposes use of State Parks for covert Navy training exercises
TO: Washington State Parks Commissioner’s Meeting, November 19, 2020 RE: NAVY WAR GAMES IN OUR STATE PARKS FROM: COER, Robert Wilbur, President On behalf of Citizens of Ebey’s Reserve (COER), we urge the State Park’s Commission to REJECT the use...
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Class Action Complaint for Just Compensation
On September 12, 2019, MARZULLA LAW, LLC, Washington DC, in conjunction with SUSMAN GODFREY, LLP, Seattle WA, filed a Tucker Act action against the United States alleging that the Navy’s Growler Expansion EIS and Record of Decision constituted a taking...
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The $122 Million Price Tag for The Naval Air Station Whidbey Island
Michael Shuman’s 2017 report titled The $122 Million Price Tag for The Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is an analysis of the hidden costs of the NASWI on county taxpayers, local businesses and public lands. The study is presented by the Sustainable...