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2025-02-27
Sodo housing plan rebuked by Port of Seattle moves forward
By David Kroman Seattle Times staff reporter A Seattle City Council committee voted 3-2 Thursday in favor of a bill allowing more housing on the edges of Seattle’s industrial district, near the two sports stadiums. The proposed legislation will go to the full council March 18. The bill, brought by council President Sara Nelson, has -
2025-02-26
Asiana Airlines flight performs go-around at SFO
Story by Alex Baker SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — An Asiana Airlines flight was involved in an incident at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday, KRON4.com has confirmed. The flight, Asiana Airlines Flight 212, performed what is known as a “go-around” while landing at SFO after an air traffic controller alerted them that the aircraft had descended to a -
2025-02-26
Test
Dow Constantine’s $450K Sound Transit CEO contract gives chances for raises March 26, 2025 at 5:17 pm King County Executive Dow Constantine speaks at the opening of the new Lynnwood City Center light rail station on Aug. 20, 2024. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) Skip Ad By Mike Lindblom Seattle Times staff -
2025-02-25
United Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Newark Airport
NEWARK, New Jersey (PIX11) — A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday morning, according to Port Authority officials. United Flight 1544 took off from Newark Airport just before 6 a.m. and was heading toward Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, according to FlightAware. More: Latest News -
2025-02-25
Southwest Airlines flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing Chicago runway
By COREY WILLIAMS and KATHLEEN FOODY CHICAGO (AP) — Pilots on a Southwest Airlines flight attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport were forced to climb back into the sky to avoid another aircraft crossing the runway on Tuesday morning. Airport webcam video posted to X shows the Southwest plane approaching a runway just before 9 a.m. Tuesday -
2025-02-25
KK Law Alert: Agencies Instructed to Continue NEPA Analysis as Usual as Regulatory Landscape Shifts
On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy, which directed the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to propose rescinding CEQ’s NEPA regulations and to instead provide guidance on implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Executive Order 14154 also explicitly revoked the 1977 Carter Administration’s Executive Order 11191 which directed CEQ -
2025-02-24
Trump Administration Environmental-Justice-Related Executive Orders: Potential Implications for EPA Programs
Download PDF (415KB) | PDF Version History IF12922.5 In January 2025, President Trump issued executive orders (E.O.s) that revoked prior E.O.s, including E.O.s related to environmental justice. Another Trump Administration E.O. directed federal agencies to close environmental justice offices and cease environmental-justice-related programs. These three E.O.s could affect environmental-justice-related programs and activities administered by the -
2025-02-24
Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing After ‘Possible Smoke’ in Plane, F.A.A. Says
Flight 876 returned to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday after the crew reported seeing haze in the flight deck. A flight headed for Columbia, S.C., from Atlanta turned back for an emergency landing on Monday after the crew reported “possible smoke” inside the aircraft. “Jesus Christ.” “Ladies and gentlemen, please breathe through your clothing. -
2025-02-21
HR1484/2025
Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2025 H. R. 1484 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes. -
2025-02-21
State backs green aviation fuel plant as industry struggles to cut emissions
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Washington state has awarded a new $1.5 million grant for a planned sustainable aviation fuels and renewable diesel production facility projected to open in 2029 at Wallula Gap on the Columbia River. That’s a very small portion of the funding required to complete the facility being developed by