Universal Hydrogen, pioneer of hydrogen-powered flight, goes bust

By  Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Universal Hydrogen, the pioneering company that flew a partially hydrogen-powered flight out of Moses Lake in March last year, has burned through the $100 million it raised from investors and gone bust. The company was one of a few aiming to replace fossil-fuel powered flight with more sustainable,

Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision

BY  MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests. The court’s six conservative justices overturned the 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron, long a

First meeting of the Commercial Aviation Work Group set for July 11 in Tumwater: Attendees may also join meeting online

June 27, 2024 Christina Crea, WSDOT Aviation Communications Manager, 360-810-0902 OLYMPIA – The Commercial Aviation Work Group—created by the Legislature last year—will host its first public meeting beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 11, at the Capital Event Center in Tumwater. The group will evaluate the long-range commercial aviation and transportation needs of the state, including alternatives for additional aviation

Port commissioners, keep leaning into a greener future

By  The Seattle Times editorial board Thanks to the Seattle Port Commission’s leadership, every cruise ship that docks in Elliott Bay must power down their smoke-billowing engines and plug into shoreside electricity by 2027. The new requirement is no idle decree. The tens of millions of dollars the port spent to bring terminal berths the voltage necessary

What’s up with electric aviation?

What’s up with electric aviation? Jun 19, 2024 Volts 1000s of subscribers A newsletter, podcast, & community focused on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization. In your inbox once or twice a week. In this episode, CEO Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies walks us through the details of how to design, build, and operate

How airlines are working to create sustainable fuel to reduce aviation’s carbon footprint

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of the summer travel season and that means a lot of driving and flying. When discussing greenhouse gas emissions, the focus is usually on cars and trucks since they generate the most. But the aviation sector is under pressure to reduce its carbon footprint. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien