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WA lawmakers kick hunt for major airport site far into the future
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Rural residents in the three locations in Pierce and Thurston counties identified as possible sites for a new airport larger than Sea-Tac Airport can rest easy: No airport is coming their way. Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday signed into law a bill winding down a state commission that produced the -
Study shows traffic-related air pollution in Irvine weakens brain function
Anna Aldrich, University of California, Irvine The brains of wild type (WT) and Alzheimer’s (APP) mouse models were analyzed after exposure to purified air (Con) and ultrafine particulate matter (PM) for the presence of astrocyte cells. These were visualized by staining them green (left column), with potentially harmful and activated astrocytes appearing in red (middle -
Supreme Court May Have Dealt Death Blow to Judicial Deference
By Barbara Lichman on May 10, 2023 Posted in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Regulation, Litigation, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Less than two weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court took the first of several actions meant to close the door on what has become a standard in opposing citizens’ efforts to challenge the -
Sustainable air travel is within reach
By Rachel King Special to The Times Boeing and NASA just announced a billion-dollar partnership to build the aircraft of the future. The new slender-winged jets, which could burn 30% less fuel than planes today, may zoom through the skies as soon as the 2030s. Improved fuel efficiency is good news, considering that air travel -
SeaTac might have to clean up its act
People who live around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are suing the Port of Seattle, Alaska Air, and Delta Airlines for allegedly polluting the air with toxic chemicals. We’ll hear from Steve Berman, the lawsuit’s lead attorney, UW researcher Dr. Elena Austin and citizen scientist/former SeaTac resident Kent Palosaari about the airport’s impact on the environment. -
VIDEO: Surprise appearance by Port Commissioner Fred Felleman highlights recent Quiet Skies Puget Sound meetup
The agenda for Wednesday night’s (April 26, 2023) Quiet Skies Puget Sound (“QSPS”) informal meetup at the Quarterdeck in Des Moines – including discussing how local elections matter for airport noise and pollution issues, as well as a review of last week’s bombshell filing of a class action lawsuit against the Port of Seattle – took an -
Boeing expands ecoDemonstrator program with 787 aircraft
The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) added a new airplane to its ecoDemonstrator flying testbed program to target specific technologies on trans-Pacific flights. The program, which is run out of Paine Field and uses the Everett-made 777 aircraft, will continue to test an array of technologies on its primary aircraft, a 777-200ER. This year, those tests -
California becomes the first state to adopt emission rules for trains
April 27, 2023 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California approved Thursday a first-in-the-nation, ambitious rule limiting rail pollution to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions in the state’s latest move to establish itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change. The rule will ban locomotive engines more than 23 years old by 2030 and increase