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By  Paul Roberts  Seattle Times business reporter Walk around parts of downtown Seattle these days and things look almost like they did before COVID-19 kicked out the tourists and the office workers. Pike Place Market and the waterfront are teeming with visitors, though many wear masks. Cruise ships are back in Elliott Bay. Bars around

By  Jon Talton  Columnist We’re way beyond denial now, as the new Assessment Report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change makes clear. “Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, human influence on the climate system is clear, and limiting climate change will require substantial and sustained reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.” Actually, that quote

Topographic Map is a free Internet site that aggregates content from ESRI and OpenStreetMaps to create heat maps for given areas. This particular image shows the plateau (partially man-made) on which the airport sits.

< By Nicholas Johnson Any day this summer, the Port of Seattle is expected to release a draft environmental review of its Sustainable Airport Master Plan, kicking off a public review period during which residents and leaders of cities surrounding Sea-Tac Airport will have a chance to weigh in. The city of Burien is already

Purcell, Arlyn July 20, 2021 The Port of Seattle’s goal is to be the greenest and most energy-efficient airport and seaport in North America. Despite the impact of the pandemic on budgets around the world, we are continuing to move toward that goal, prioritizing our sustainability investments and programs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). And

Port of Seattle Commission President Fred Felleman on Monday, July 19, 2021 released a statement in response to public concerns about the Port’s controversial proposal to construct an employee parking lot in North SeaTac Park. As The SeaTac Blog previously reported, the Port is proposing turning an estimated 11 acres of mature forest in North SeaTac Park into

The ban limits biometrics uses for traveler functions, endorses federal moratorium legislation July 13, 2021             The Port of Seattle Commission voted today to permanently prohibit the use of biometric technology — including facial recognition — for law enforcement, security and mass surveillance purposes by the Port and any private-sector

Whether workers wind up at home, in offices or in hybrid work systems, mental health experts hope bosses’ decisions will prioritize individual well-being as much as possible. (Getty Images) By  Allyson Chiu The Washington Post Before the coronavirus pandemic, psychiatrist Jessi Gold could count on one hand the number of times she had conducted an

How the FAA is Working to Reduce the Impact of Aircraft Noise FAA Safety Briefing By Tom Hoffmann, FAA Safety Briefing Managing Editor Growing up in a neighborhood just over a mile north of JFK Airport’s Runway 22R/L, I know a thing or two about aircraft noise. We’re talking about the mid-1970s too, when 707s,