For those new to this issue, this "study" is only part of a multi-threaded scheme - orchestrated by a handful of groups - to close NASWI and throw 20K citizens into unemployment.  They recently and boastfully recorded their current playbook:  push EPA and NPS to promote their EIS talking points (check), quackery economics "study" (check), protest at Ault Field (coming), Litigate EIS (coming)...

I don't know Mr. Shuman's background but can tell you this - he is either very gullible, has an aligned anti-navy bias, or both.  From his statements below it appears "both".  COER likes to reach out to "experts" - like the CA toxicologist who was their main "expert" for their last lawsuit - which went down in flames (like this quackery study will).