Sea-Tac Airport — the eighth busiest airport in the U.S. — needs to expand, but stakeholders are divided on the best way to do that By Andrew McIntosh – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jan 24, 2020 Updated Jan 27, 2020, 1:14pm PST Passenger traffic at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is now growing so fast that officials are planning the
Lora Lake Apartments
15001 Des Moines Memorial Dr Burien, King County Lora Lake Apartments Cleanup Update – February 2022 Facility Site ID: 1880040 Cleanup Site ID: 2008 Cleanup completed in January 2020. Ecology finalized the Lora Lake Apartments Site Construction As-Built Report in January 2021. The cleanup work was conducted over two construction seasons: April to December 2017,
Lawmakers want tougher carbon-reduction goals, even as WA falls short of current targets
Citing the latest scientific research, Gov. Jay Inslee is urging legislators to adopt a more aggressive course for curbing emissions. by Shauna Sowersby / January 17, 2020 Piles of wood chips sit near the RockTenn paper mill in Tacoma, June 1, 2016. State measures to limit greenhouse gas emissions from large polluters, including the mill, aren’t
Burien mayor calls for ‘plan of action’ at Sea-Tac Airport after LAX fuel dump incident
A jet departing from LAX dumped fuel over four area schools, sicking dozens of kids and adults. The mayor of Burien is concerned something similar could happen. Author: Christin Ayers BURIEN, Wash. — A day after a jumbo jet departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) dumped fuel over four area schools sickening dozens of
Elementary school kids doused as jet dumps fuel before LAX emergency landing
A Delta jet headed to LAX for emergency landing dumped fuel on a school playground, causing skin irritation to 20 children and nine adults. By Colleen Shalby, Ruben Vives, Andrew Campa Jan. 14, 2020 10:40 PM An airplane returning to Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday morning dropped jet fuel onto a school playground, dousing several students
Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits
$1,000 can raise a class’s test scores by as much as cutting class size by a third. By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesiasmatt@vox.com An emergency situation that turned out to be mostly a false alarm led a lot of schools in Los Angeles to install air filters, and something strange happened: Test scores went up. By a
Air Route Traffic Control
Knowing the ATC system structure provides insight into its effective use. Rose Marie Kern The boundaries of the 22 ARTCC system are the result of historical traffic growth and population. In 22 facilities across the U.S., thousands of air traffic controllers actively watch the skies over their assigned sectors. Each Air Route Traffic Control Center
Second Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission meeting will be Jan. 9
Photo by Elston Hill Washington’s next commercial airport is one step closer to taking flight, with the second Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission meeting scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 9 at Sea-Tac Airport. This meeting will present more research, as the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) will discuss possible locations for Washington’s next commercial airport. The commission
Cleared for landing: $20M in new art installations at Sea-Tac
Amid the hectic holiday travel season, the airport’s art collection offers a visual breather. by Margo Vansynghel Photos by Matt M. McKnight On a recent afternoon in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, two pilots in uniform and hat sat down on a bench, backs impeccably straight, casually chatting while travelers zoomed by. From that perch, they could
Little-understood, unregulated particles pollute neighborhoods under Sea-Tac flight paths, UW study finds
Kent Palosaari, his son Kai and daughter Mira in SeaTac. University of Washington researchers say emissions are polluting communities near the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and Palosaari worries that the… (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) More By Katherine Khashimova Long Seattle Times business reporter Kent Palosaari’s persistent cough started eight years after he moved