Meeting: Residents Remain Wary as State Considers New Sites to Alleviate Pressure on Sea-Tac By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com The runway of the Ed Carlson Memorial-South Lewis County Airport in Toledo is seen in this image on the WSDOT website. Lewis County officials have again signaled that they have no intention of transforming Toledo’s South
Airlines close books on rotten 2020 and so far, 2021 is grim
By DAVID KOENIG The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Just how bad was 2020 for the airline industry? The six biggest U.S. airlines lost $34 billion, and Southwest suffered its first full-year loss since Richard Nixon was president and gasoline sold for 36 cents a gallon. It was a disaster for airlines, worse than 9/11
Monitoring air quality in schools
January 27, 2021 | Deirdre Lockwood Does ultrafine air pollution infiltrate schools near Sea-Tac Airport? DEOHS researchers partner with cities in South King County to find out. DEOHS Assistant Professor Elena Austin is leading a project to track air quality in public schools near Sea-Tac Airport. Photo: Mark Stone. As students in King County public
Navy should use our data on Growler noise, not dismiss it
Jan. 8, 2021 at 12:19 pm Updated Jan. 8, 2021 at 12:19 pm An EA-18G Growler engine’s thrust with afterburner propels its takeoff with a loud roar from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island during an exercise. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) By Lauren Kuehne and Julian Olden Special to The Times We are the scientists
Qatar Airways launches Seattle route early, swapping out Airbus jet for Boeing
Qatar Airways is a member of the Oneworld global airline alliance, which SeaTac-based Alaska Airlines is joining in the spring. By Andrew McIntosh – Staff Writer, Puget Sound Business Journal a day ago Qatar Airways is moving up the launch date for its Seattle-to-Doha service by almost two months, and will swap out the Airbus A350-900
U.S. Implementing 1st-Ever Airplane Emission Rules; Critics Say They’re Ineffective
A Southwest Airlines flight takes off as United Airlines planes sit parked on a runway at Denver International Airport in April. Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images The U.S. is regulating greenhouse gas emissions from commercial aircraft for the first time. But critics are saying the rules will be ineffective. The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday the rules
Who Gets to Breathe Clean Air in New Delhi?
A visual story of pollution in New Delhi. A great explainer on PM25.
United’s 100% Green Commitment: Reducing our Greenhouse Gas Emissions 100% by 2050
Scott Kirby The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world in many ways. For the airline industry, it has been the most punishing financial blow in our history. Despite the continuing challenges, we at United Airlines have dedicated ourselves every step of the way to make flying as safe as we can, and we always will.
Navy Growler jet noise loud enough to reach orca pods even 100 feet underwater, new research shows
An EA-18G Growler takes off from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island during an exercise in March 2016. Jet noise penetrates… (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times, file) More By Lynda V. Mapes Seattle Times environment reporter On the beaches, in the deepest reaches of the backcountry — even nearly 100 feet underwater — the noise
Common environmental noise levels
How loud is too loud? Continued exposure to noise above 85 dBA (adjusted decibels) over time will cause hearing loss. The volume (dBA) and the length of exposure to the sound will tell you how harmful the noise is. In general, the louder the noise, the less time required before hearing loss will occur. According