Haze from wildfire and Fourth of July firework smoke sets in Wednesday on the Seattle skyline. (Luke Johnson / The Seattle Times) By Isabella Breda Seattle Times staff reporter As Seattleites awoke to a hazy concoction of wildfire and Fourth of July firework smoke Wednesday morning, a new study dropped, revealing that some neighborhoods in the city
WA must double-down on its investment in sustainable aviation
Gov. Jay Inslee speaks with Sheila Remes, Boeing vice president of environmental sustainability, as they prepare to speak at the Paris Air Show on a panel about aviation sustainability on June 20, 2023. (Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times) By The Seattle Times editorial board For the first time since the pandemic, the Paris Air
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Sea-Tac Airport has billions in projects planned. Here’s where the money’s going.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has cut the ribbon on nearly $2 billion worth of major capital projects in the last two years, but much more remains on its to-do list. The airport is looking ahead to another roughly $5 billion in updates through 2027. That’s in an effort to manage what’s now elevated demand throughout the
Thought leader forum: The future of logistics
Alitheon and the Port of Seattle, in partnership with the Puget Sound Business Journal, sponsored a recent roundtable discussion about the future of logistics, which is vital to the region’s economy. PSBJ President and Publisher Don Baker moderated a panel with Roei Ganzarski, CEO, Alitheon; and David McFadden, Managing Director, Economic Development Division, Port of
Workers resisting the office grind are suddenly lonely at home
By Irina Anghel Bloomberg Three years after the pandemic closed down offices around the world, the remote-work revolution has morphed into a tug of war between frustrated bosses and fed-up staff. While workers don’t want to give up flexibility, leaders want teams back to boost collaboration and avoid a productivity slump. The impasse is the
Sea-Tac Airport expects traffic records to fall this summer
Passengers bustle through the C Concourse at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where peak travel season is getting underway. The airport forecasts it will top traffic records “several times throughout the summer.” ANTHONY BOLANTE | PSBJ By Marissa Nall – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jun 26, 2023 Updated Jun 26, 2023 6:43pm PDT Listen to this article3 min
Are Legally Acceptable Levels of Pollution Harming Children’s Brain Development?
Between 1955 and 1970, the United States passed five laws to monitor and regulate the country’s air pollution. Each act built upon the last and, in 1970, Congress passed the Clean Air Act, which established guidelines for “safe” levels of ambient air pollution, some of which are still used today. But a new study suggests those standards
Environmentalists and industry weigh in on how to decarbonize aviation
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Under intense political pressure, the aviation industry has set itself a daunting challenge to decarbonize flying by 2050 and laid out a road map to get there through technological innovation. For environmentalists, especially in Europe, that prolonged switch to clean energy technology is not good enough. “It takes
Explaining the Credit Card Competition Act and what it means for your credit card rewards
Editor’s note: This story is continually updated with new information. Last year, a pair of senators proposed new federal legislation that has the potential to significantly alter — if not completely eliminate — the world of credit cards that we know today. Today, they reintroduced the Credit Card Competition Act — with additional support from