he court found that young people have a constitutional right to a healthful environment and that the state must consider potential climate damage when approving projects. Youth plaintiffs in Held v. State of Montana gathered in June at Pioneer Park in Helena, Mont.Credit…Janie Osborne for The New York Times By David Gelles and Mike Baker Aug. 14, 2023
Young environmental activists prevail in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON The Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists scored what experts described as a ground-breaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by allowing fossil fuel development. The ruling in this first-of-its-
Boeing gets a good deal from Archer air taxi settlement with Wisk
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter When air taxi company Archer Aviation released its quarterly financial results Thursday, it trumpeted a deal that settled a lawsuit with Boeing’s air taxi subsidiary Wisk and brought Boeing in as an investor. The deal, packaged with news of $145 million in new funding and plans to start
Wing walking flights in Sequim draw lawsuit and FAA investigation
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter In Sequim, on the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula, you can sign up for a daring thrill ride available nowhere else in America: Mason Wing Walking will take you up in an airplane to about 3,500 feet where you can climb out of the open cockpit and
Government eyes more coal regulations as black lung cases sharply rise among miners
We often use the black humor that “our electeds treat Sea-Tac Airport like electeds in West Virginia treat coal miners.” And this article shows exactly what we mean. The best we can seem to do for coal miners is to do something called ‘mitigation’, ie. treating their symptoms. Miners routinely kill themselves to feed their
Editorial: Paine Field’s biggest news wasn’t name change
Passage of FAA’s reauthorization can deliver important policy and funding for U.S. airports, passengers By The Herald Editorial Board The most consequential news last month for Paine Field may not have been its name change to Seattle Paine Field International Airport. Whether that move pays off as intended in increasing the visibility of the airport
Seattle’s growth is heating up the region — literally. See where
By Alison Saldanha Seattle Times graphics reporter Summers are not what they used to be in Seattle or its suburbs. Around Lake Washington, trees are rapidly being replaced with a growing density of concrete, asphalt and other heat-absorbing surfaces in buildings, roads and other pieces of urban infrastructure. That produces what’s known as an “urban
Seattle is no longer the least air-conditioned major metro area
By Gene Balk / FYI Guy Seattle Times columnist Air conditioning is the new normal in Seattle. For the first time, the majority of homes in our metro area are air-conditioned, according to data from a federal government survey. On top of that, Seattle is no longer the least air-conditioned major metro area in the
Tribes call for national ban on salmon-killing chemical in car tires
by John Ryan Three Northwest tribes have petitioned the federal government to ban a salmon-killing chemical found in tires and urban streams worldwide. As car and truck tires wear and leave behind skid marks and tire dust, the rubber stabilizer known as 6PPD turns into 6PPD-quinone (also called 6PPD-q), one of the most toxic substances
Lead designer named for $1.5B overhaul of S Concourse at Sea-Tac Airport
By Marissa Nall – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Aug 2, 2023 Port of Seattle has selected global design firm HOK to lead the next piece of its massive capital improvement program at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The St. Louis-based firm was named lead designer for the airport’s S Concourse renovation, one of several mega-projects in design or underway at