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By Jordan Royer Special to The Times One of the Puget Sound region’s most important institutions is having an election for three out of five seats this November, and most people don’t know who is running or even that they have a vote. Yet, if you live in King County, you get to vote for

SEATAC, Wash. — The Port of Seattle is planning to conduct an inventory of 55 acres of forest in North SeaTac Park for the first time this month. The goal is to look at the recreational and environmental impacts of the park with a “fresh set of eyes” to help determine its future. It’s a

By Loren Frames Port of Seattle Commission candidates, who win next month’s general election, face major challenges, including moving cargo stranded aboard cargo ships in Puget Sound, strengthening the port against the effects of climate change, and working on the bridge the growing gap between the region’s haves and not have. In the election –

  Fly Net Zero is the commitment of airlines to achieve net zero carbon by 2050. At the 77th IATA Annual General Meeting in Boston, USA, on 4 October 2021, a resolution was passed by IATA member airlines committing them to achieving net-zero carbon emissions from their operations by 2050. This pledge brings air transport

A mini-bio of Clair Patterson, the man who got lead out of (most) of our environment [RADIOLAB INTRO] LATIF NASSER: I’m Latif Nasser. This is Radiolab. Today, a story about how we humans rearrange the elemental stuff all around us, and how one man’s pursuit of a basic truth about the Earth revealed in an extraterrestrial

Some biofuels may contribute to greenhouse gas emissions in ways that can significantly reduce, and sometimes offset, their advantages over fossil fuels, studies have shown. The deal between the Biden administration and the airline industry is meant to drive down flying’s environmental toll.Credit…Ted S. Warren/Associated Press By Hiroko Tabuchi At first glance, it’s a big step

While airports in major cities are still struggling, some smaller airports that are vacation destinations are busier than before the pandemic. By Quoctrung Bui and Sarah Kliff Published April 1, 2021Updated Sept. 7, 2021 Passenger volume compared to Feb. 2020 average Note: As of March 13, 2021. Source: Transportation Security Administration, analysis by Kevin Williams

his page hosts information for the King County International Airport Community Coalition (KCIACC), only. For more information about KCIACC please reach out directly to the coalition at KCIACCWA@gmail.com. King County International Airport Community Coalition (KCIACC) works for health, climate and environmental justice to preserve the history and uplift the long-standing impacted communities in Allentown-Tukwila, South

by Scott Schaefer The Port of Seattle on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021 announced that North SeaTac Park has been removed from its Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) as a proposed location for a new parking lot. The park was included in the SAMP as the location for a proposed surface parking lot (L06) to meet future employee parking

Young riders get ready for a mountain bike race at North SeaTac Park on July 7. On Wednesday the Federal Aviation Administration said that the Port of Seattle’s proposal… (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)More  By Amanda Zhou  Seattle Times staff reporter Good news, mountain bikers. North SeaTac Park and its dirt trails and jumps