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The Podcast!
Subscribe to the only podcast devoted to helping people under the flight path everywhere. It’s definitely not just about noise!Most Recent: Ep #25 Highly Automated (Flight Paths Part II)
The Issues
The Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) is the blueprint for increasing flight capacity by one third in the next ten years. It will have the same community impact as the Third Runway. In fact, it is happening now. How this is possible, and what it means for us.continue...
A two minute presentation on how the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) will increase flight operations at Sea-Tac Airport as much as a new runway. Without a new runway.continue...
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The SAMP SEPA EIS Public Comment Period begins May 22, 2026. Learn what is coming and what you can do to help reduce the noise, the pollution, and obtain the compensation we’ve deserved for decades.Top Story
Port of Seattle Commission Regular Meeting May 26, 2026 (SAMP/SEPA intro)
May 26, 2026
TL;DR: Added categories. Still no significant impacts.
The introduction to SAMP/SEPA. There will be a 60 day comment period, with four public meetings on June 22 (SeaTac: 6pm-8pm), 23 (Des Moines: 6pm-8pm), 25 (Federal Way: 6pm-8pm, and 27 (Burien: 10am-2pm), plus two virtual public meetings.
Reconvene or Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of the Agenda
4. Special Orders of the Day
5. Executive Director's Report
6. Committee Reports
7. Public Comment8a. Approval of Special Meeting Minutes of April 2, 2026 and May 7, 2026; and Regular Meeting Minutes of April 28, 2026
8b. Approval of Claims and Obligations for April 1-30, 2026 (Total Payments: $122,098,077.41)
8c. Monthly Notification of Prior Executive Director Delegation Actions April 2026 (For Information Only)
8d. Authorization for Executive Director to Execute Amendment to Interlocal Agreement with Highline Public Schools for Maritime High School ($100,000)
8e. Authorization for Executive Director to Execute Contract with WorldWide Technology for Cisco Software Licensing (Not-to-Exceed $3,500,000)
8f. Authorization for Executive Director to Complete Pre-Construction Activities for S Concourse Evolution Program Through 2027 (Total Project Authorization: $300,000,000)10a. Authorization for Executive Director to Execute Amendments and Assignments with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings for Pier 66 Shore Power Project
10b. Authorization for Executive Director to Approve 30% Design Development for Emergency Power Scope of Main Terminal Improvement Program ($7,000,000)11a. SEA Childcare Center Feasibility Study Initial Briefing
11b. Sustainable Airport Master Plan Near-Term Projects Environmental Review – SEPA Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Public Comment Period Briefing
11c. 2025 Diversity in Contracting Annual ReportRecent Stories
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Ep #25 Highly Automated (Flight Paths Part II)
**Discover why environmental progress stalled for airport communities while cars got cleaner** Ever wonder why your car's emissions have dramatically improved over decades, but aviation seems stuck in the past? In this eye-opening episode of The Airport Communities Podcast, we explore the fascinating tale of two environmental paths that diverged after 1970. While Washington Senator Scoop Jackson spearheaded NEPA—one of the largest expansions of environmental policy in American history—and California secured game-changing carve-outs in the Clean Air Act that led to massive air quality improvements, aviation somehow got left behind. Despite Boeing being headquartered in Washington, aviation environmental standards never caught up. UW Meteorologist Cliff Mass delivers some stark perspective: those two annual flights to Europe generate more greenhouse gases than most people produce in their entire homes over a year. Meanwhile, Boeing's monopoly status has eliminated market incentives for cleaner technology. This wasn't an oversight—it was intentional. Today, every airport community continues paying the price for decisions made decades ago that exempted aviation from automotive-level engineering standards. -
EPA to roll back PFAS limits for drinking water
The Trump administration on Monday proposed rolling back limits on “forever chemicals” that contaminate millions of Americans’ drinking water and have been linked to a range of health problems. The proposal would partially rescind the first national drinking water limits for the chemicals — also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS — set -
SAMP/SEPA Preview
Thirty days to shape Sea-Tac's future. Draft SEPA comment period opens May 22. Subscribe now—learn how to make your voice heard on airport expansion. -
Ep #24 The 400,000lb tube going 200mph
**Discover why environmental progress stalled for airport communities while cars got cleaner** Ever wonder why your car's emissions have dramatically improved over decades, but aviation seems stuck in the past? In this eye-opening episode of The Airport Communities Podcast, we explore the fascinating tale of two environmental paths that diverged after 1970. While Washington Senator Scoop Jackson spearheaded NEPA—one of the largest expansions of environmental policy in American history—and California secured game-changing carve-outs in the Clean Air Act that led to massive air quality improvements, aviation somehow got left behind. Despite Boeing being headquartered in Washington, aviation environmental standards never caught up. UW Meteorologist Cliff Mass delivers some stark perspective: those two annual flights to Europe generate more greenhouse gases than most people produce in their entire homes over a year. Meanwhile, Boeing's monopoly status has eliminated market incentives for cleaner technology. This wasn't an oversight—it was intentional. Today, every airport community continues paying the price for decisions made decades ago that exempted aviation from automotive-level engineering standards. -
StART meeting April 29, 2026
SAMP/SEPA teaser offers no spoilers. Just confusion over a process completed six months ago The latest meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Roundtable provided a recap of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan federal approval process (NEPA SAMP FONSI/ROD) and a teaser of the upcoming state process (SEPA) which will begin on May 22, 2026. StART Meeting
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Upcoming Events
Item 11b is the SAMP/SEPA EIS introduction and presentation
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2:45pm - Host Update: City of Burien: Sarah Moore, Mayor, City of Burien
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2:55pm - SAMP NTP Environmental Update: Steve Rybolt, AV Environment
3:40pm - Highline Schools: Future Ready Overview: Janet Blanford, Director Secondary Success, College & Career Readiness, Highline School District
3:50pm - Port of Seattle Educational Partnerships: Marco Milanese
4:00pm - StART Update: Wendy Reiter
From The Web
A UPS cargo jet takes off in Louisville, Ky., on July 27, 2020. (Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg) By Lauren Rosenblatt Seattle Times business reporter WASHINGTON, D.C. — Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration failed to understand the safety risk related to several reports of a part fracturing on the MD-11 cargo plane over the last [...]
From The Library
A report examining the barriers to implementing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Massachusetts, authored by Neil Rasmussen and Chuck Collins from the Institute for Policy Studies. The report analyzes challenges and obstacles facing SAF adoption in the state.continue...
Under The Flight Path
Under The Flight Path: A Community History of Sea-Tac Airport. Help us complete the first comprehensive documentary of any major US airport; the impacts on the cities and the people.continue...
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