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By Isabella Breda Seattle Times staff reporter BURIEN — Gov. Jay Inslee and members of the Democratic-controlled Legislature on Thursday stressed their desire to rein in the oil industry’s record profits as Washingtonians continue to pay for the most expensive fuel in the nation. Several of Highline Public Schools’ new electric buses served as a

A 1979 Cessna 152 takes off from Paine Field and flies past the airport’s sign on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, in unincorporated Snohomish County, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald) By Janice Podsada Tuesday, July 18, 2023 11:23am LOCAL NEWSAVIATION AND SPACEEVERETTPAINE FIELD EVERETT — Now arriving at Seattle Paine Field International Airport. You read that

By Marissa Nall – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal When travelers search for flights to the Puget Sound area, they’ll now find two airports with Seattle in their name. That’s because Snohomish County’s Paine Field airport has changed its name to Seattle Paine Field International Airport as it aims to widen its brand awareness and help visitors

Key events to know about Snohmish County’s airport. by Herald Staff Tuesday, July 18, 2023 3:24pm Local NewsAviation and spacePaine Field EVERETT — The airport outside Everett has a rich history. Here’s some key events to know about Paine Field. 1936 Construction of the Snohomish County Airport begins and is intended as a commercial airport

The sound of airplanes flying overhead late at night is linked to a slight increase in hospital admissions for heart-related problems the following day, a study from Imperial College London suggests. Researchers from Imperial and the University of Leicester combined hospital admissions and mortality data with environmental modeling to assess short-term associations between aircraft noise

By Laura Gibbons and Brandon Bowersox-Johnson Special to The Seattle Times Despite The Seattle Times’ editorial board’s enthusiasm for sustainable aviation fuels, SAF remain a dangerous fantasy. If we buy into this myth, we will continue expanding air travel instead of what we actually must do: significantly reduce flights until real solutions are in place.

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 are regularly subject to worse air pollution, reflective of historic racist policies. Those neighborhoods, according to research published Wednesday from the University of Washington,

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

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