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Updated: Port of Seattle is set to chop down nearly 3,000 trees; other officials say the plan isn’t well thought-out 08/19/2016 By Gwen Davis Nearly 3,000 trees around SeaTac Airport will be cut down, in an effort to create for more viewing space for pilots who are landing planes. The Port of Seattle decided that

In a year where the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is projected to have a record number of passengers, the Port of Seattle is taking care of the environment too, becoming the first U.S. airport to achieve Salmon-Safe certification, earned for its environmental practices that protect Puget Sound water quality and salmon habitat. The designation means that

Created by FindLaw’s team of legal writers and editors | Last updated June 20, 2016 It’s true. Most of us don’t associate “air travel” with the words “cheap” and “efficient.” Everything from arriving at the airport two hours before takeoff to making our way through security and enduring the flight to our destination can be an ordeal.

Daniel Howley Technology Editor Turns out that firing a gun into the air to shoot down your neighbor’s drone is illegal. In other news, water is wet. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to Forbes that — despite what some well-armed citizens may think — trying to shoot down a drone is, in fact, a felony punishable

Sea-Tac Airport neighbors get close-up view of environmental efforts 04/28/2016 folksonbus.JPG To celebrate Earth Day, the Port of Seattle hosted residents from nearby communities to get a close up view of the many programs Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has in place to protect and improve the environment. Sea-Tac airport neighbors first got a briefing from Sea-Tac

By Madina Toure Posted on March 17, 2016 By Madina Toure (clarifying the history of the roundtable structure) The highly anticipated New York Community Aviation Roundtable meeting was marked by tension last week as people spent nearly three hours debating everything from the roundtable’s structure to individuals directly affected by airplane noise. The March 10

Port of Seattle reports nearly 13 percent increase in 2015 02/03/2016 information from SeaTac Airport Passenger traffic at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport set a record for the fifth straight year in 2015, with over 42.3 million overall travelers, according to statistics released today by the Port of Seattle. The total represented a 12.9 percent growth rate

he Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, one of Washington’s top 10 sources of greenhouse gases. Credit: Flickr Photo/Scott Butner (CC BY NC ND 2.0) These Are Washington’s Top 10 Climate Polluters By John Ryan Jan 29, 2016 at 9:30 am The biggest climate polluters in Washington have been identified, according to numbers out this week: the

01/27/2016 By: Lindsay Peyton Seattle-Tacoma International Airport welcomed a new managing director today.Lance Lyttle replaces Mark Reis, who recently retired. Lyttle was introduced by Port of Seattle CEO Ted Fick during the Commissioners’ regularly scheduled meeting. “He’ll hit the ground running,” Fick said. “Lance is the right person for the job. He has a great

By Steve Wilhelm  –  Staff Writer, Puget Sound Business Journal Dec 29, 2015 An Alaska Airlines passenger jet landed on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s central taxiway – not the runway – on Dec. 19, the fourth time a pilot has made the error in the history of the airport. Nobody was hurt in the 8:33 a.m.