Voters staunchly deny Everett port expansion

Less than one-third of Snohomish County voters want port representation, according to the first batch of results released Tuesday night. By Jake Goldstein-Street Tuesday, August 6, 2024 8:18pm LOCAL NEWSELECTION 2024EVERETT EVERETT — The argument that the Port of Everett’s boundary expansion would unnecessarily increase property taxes seems to have convinced voters. The port’s ballot proposition

Ultrafine particles linked to over 1,000 deaths per year in Canada’s two largest cities

A first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada’s two largest cities by McGill-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant. Ultrafine particles (UFPs) primarily come from vehicle emissions and industrial activities. Canada’s federal and provincial governments have not set concentration limits for UFPs, as they have for larger fine

Adam Smith: Aviation Noise and Emissions

The Ninth District is home to several airports, including Sea-Tac airport. Communities surrounding airports have come to experience an increased and disproportionate share of public health and environmental impacts stemming from increases in air traffic. Studies have demonstrated that communities near airports and airflight pathways are exposed to higher proportions of harmful pollution particles from

Green aviation solutions have yet to take off as climate restrictions loom

Airbus officials hold a panel on sustainable aviation on Wednesday at the Farnborough Air Show. (Dominic Gates / The Seattle Times) By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter FARNBOROUGH, England — The aviation industry has preached for years that low-carbon sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, will be key to making the airline business carbon neutral.

Public commenters raise concerns at Commercial Aviation Work Group inaugural meeting

The Commercial Aviation Work Group (CAWG), meeting for the first time on Thursday, July 11, is tasked with resolving Washington’s projected aviation capacity shortage. Interim chairman Evan Nordby (left-center) addresses the group. PHOTO BY JEFFREY WESTBROOK Posted Friday, July 26, 2024 6:37 pm Why were the citizen representatives all part of the aviation industry? Is this group even

Plan to fix soundproofing in homes near Sea-Tac Airport under scrutiny

By  Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks Seattle Times staff reporter Community advocates and state lawmakers are raising concern over the Port of Seattle’s limited assessment of soundproofing equipment it installed in more than 9,000 homes near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, many of which have since failed. Since the mid-1980s, the Port of Seattle has installed soundproofing like triple-pane windows