Derek Kilmer Expresses Concern over Impact of Growler Jet Noise and Electronic Warfare Range
Congressman Derek Kilmer has written to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Defense
Secretary Ashton Carter and Federal Interagency Committee on Aviation
Noise (FICAN) Chairman Kevin Shepherd, asking them to study the impact of increased jet noise on wildlife and whether tourists would stop visiting Olympic National Park.
He said:
“With the potential for increased noise, I want the government to use the latest science to ensure the soundscape and environment of this iconic landscape is protected and respected.”
He said the Navy has already conducted a noise study, but it “was based on metrics and an analytical framework that is more commonly associated with community noise in urban settings and not appropriate for analyzing the impacts to a national park.”
He said:
“With the potential for increased noise, I want the government to use the latest science to ensure the soundscape and environment of this iconic landscape is protected and respected.”
He said the Navy has already conducted a noise study, but it “was based on metrics and an analytical framework that is more commonly associated with community noise in urban settings and not appropriate for analyzing the impacts to a national park.”
posted by Tom Harper at 10:38 AM
2 Comments:
Can't you see the Navy using the National Park for military weapons training exercises is one of the reasons why Port Angeles is the World's Best Town EVER!
People who value the outdoors welcome military jets testing weapons in the parks they visit and recreate in.
Revitalize Port Angeles sees this as a positive thing.
I see the Governor has declared a State Wide Drought Emergency today.
The news story assures residents of Seattle not to worry too much, because they have water stored for later in the year, when conditions are "expected to worsen dramatically".
But, we don't have any water stored for later. The only thing the City did was to spend gobs of money to build a tank to store SHIT!
So, later in the year, when "conditions worsen", and there is no water, remember to say "Thank you" to Cherie Kidd, and the others that will be campaigning for re-election.
Because they did such a great job of thinking ahead. THAT's leadership.
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