{"id":67932,"date":"2021-12-16T21:06:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T21:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/12\/16\/federal-judge-says-navy-jets-impacting-whidbey-island\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:47:16","slug":"federal-judge-says-navy-jets-impacting-whidbey-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/12\/16\/federal-judge-says-navy-jets-impacting-whidbey-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal judge says Navy jets impacting Whidbey Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEATTLE \u2014 The Navy made several errors in its environmental impact statement for jet operations at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/03\/09\/jill-biden-tours-whidbey-island-naval-air-station\/\" target=\"_blank\">Naval Air Station Whidbey Island<\/a>, according to a report U.S. District Court Magistrate 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