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Longer, more intense heat waves fueled by climate change could make it harder for planes to get off the ground By Mike Lee, E&E News on July 25, 2023 Last Thursday morning, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby wanted to talk about the weather. And not in a good way. He told Wall Street analysts that a wave of thunderstorms had snarled

Ask This Old House home technology expert Ross Trethewey and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey discuss indoor air quality, what it is, and how to measure it. > By Ross Trethewey; Richard Tretheweyand Kevin O’Connor, Host What is Indoor Air Quality? Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a description of different compounds and pollutants that comprise the air inside

By Amber Katz Special to At Home in the Northwest Wildfire season has begun early this year in King County, with smoke expected to be even worse than last year. This reality makes preparing the home for health and safety reasons essential. “My whole state is in the forecast for this summer being in the

By Marissa Nall – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jul 20, 2023 Updated Jul 20, 2023 1:57pm PDT Alaska Airlines (NYSE: ALK) is once again caught in heated negotiations with its workforce. More than 150 of the SeaTac-based airline’s flight attendants picketed outside Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Wednesday calling for wage hikes and an end to labor rules that

By DAVID KOENIG and KEVIN FREKING The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration would get more money to hire air traffic controllers and the mandatory retirement age for airline pilots would be raised under a bill approved Thursday by the House. The measure seeks to improve air travel, which has been plagued by

By Niraj Chokshi The New York Times Summer travel is off to a roaring start, with little sign of a slowdown on the horizon. And airline executives say they are doing all they can to keep up, including contending with bad weather and congestion in the skies and on the ground. Three of the nation’s

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