WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Congressman Smith reintroduced the Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act, legislation to establish a national study on the sources, characteristics, dispersion, and potential health effects of ultrafine particles (UFPs). “A comprehensive national study is vital to understanding the health effects of ultrafine particles and to what extent airport communities are exposed,”
Each Day A Cruise Ship Emits As Much Pollution As A Million Cars
Air quality on cruise ship deck ‘worse than world’s most polluted cities’, investigation finds. Levels of pollution on some cruise ships’ decks are worse than in the world’s most polluted cities, an investigation by Channel 4 Dispatches has found. The undercover investigation on Britain’s biggest crew operator P&O Cruises aimed to find out how clean the air holidaymakers breathe
King5: Sea-Tac Airport sees major increase in accidents on plane ramps
In 2018 there were 311 ground incidents on the ramps around an increasingly congested Sea-Tac Airport. What it is, and how the airport plans to fight back. Author: Glenn Farley Sea-Tac Airport is working to fight in a major increase in the number of ground incidents and accidents going on below your airport window seat.
Mayor, Council strongly support City Manager pay raise despite social media flak
By Jack Mayne City Manager Michael Matthias’s pay raise got unanimous Des Moines City Council approval Thursday night (April 11) as Mayor Matt Pina defended the action after a minor storm on Facebook criticized the actions of a week earlier. A week earlier Matthias’ salary was approved to increase to $199,000 at a meeting that
Aviation legend Clay Lacy to help United Airlines launch Paine Field flights to Denver, Bay Area
By Andrew McIntosh – Staff Writer, Puget Sound Business Journal Former United Airlines Captain Clay Lacy, an American aviation legend, will help the Chicago-based carrier launch its daily fights from Paine Field‘s new passenger terminal this weekend. Lacy will be on hand for a Sunday brunch and festivities as United launches two daily flights from Paine
Milgard: Understanding Noise
Milgard understands the importance of peace and quiet in your home and engineers windows to help reduce unwanted noise. Unwanted outside noise can occur in homes by a highway, airport or in a loud urban setting. This can have a significant impact on the enjoyment of your home, particularly if it disrupts your sleep. Windows are
SeaTac Airport pushing forward with expansion plans
SEATAC, Wash. – SeaTac International Airport is pushing forward with plans for expansion to accommodate more passengers. Some projects are already underway. Related Headlines Sea-Tac developing $4 billion plan that includes new terminal Sea-Tac International Airport dealing with rat infestation Five new gates open at Sea-Tac Airport Tuesday morning, airport officials are expected to go
Editorial: Keep Paine Field off list for service expansion
A proposed commission to site a new or expanded commercial airport in the state should bypass PAE. Friday, March 15, 2019 1:30am Opinion In Our View By The Herald Editorial Board For the opponents of regular passenger airline service at Paine Field — the cheers from supporters over this month’s first flights still ringing in
The real story about CO2 emissions from aviation
We regularly read reports from the airline industry that its CO2 emissions would only make up 2 percent of the national total. Having become suspicious by the multitude of false claims from that corner, we decided to misuse the back of our cigarette box for a calculation. Spoiler: the sector is far from it. In
Airlines Were Supposed to Fix Their Pollution Problem. It’s Just Getting Worse
Hundreds of millions of new passengers are coming, and there’s no solution in sight. By William Wilkes Environmental activists recoil for a reason when the super-rich fly private jets to forums that preach carbon neutrality. Airplane pollution levels really are going through the stratosphere and nobody seems to have a viable plan to rein them