Emissions from planes and ships: facts and figures (infographic)

Greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation have more than doubled over the past two decades, while those from shipping have also increased. Check out our infographics. Although international aviation and shipping each account for less than 3.5% of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions, they have been the fastest growing sources of emissions that contribute

Seattle airport terminal expansion includes a super-tall aerial walkway

Artistic rendering of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s new aerial walkway. (Port of Seattle) Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is not the only major airport in the Pacific Northwest undergoing a major expansion. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is in the process of building a US$968-million expansion of its international terminal building facilities, including a new 450,000-sq-ft international arrivals

FAA Releases Aerospace Forecast

With aircraft operations expected to increase more than 25 percent over the next 20 years, the FAA is advancing major airspace modernization and infrastructure improvements to meet this tremendous projected growth. WASHINGTON – All safety, efficiency and economic indicators show that air travel in the United States is strong, according to the FAA Aerospace Forecast Fiscal Years

What are they getting exposed to out there?

April 29, 2019 | Lynn Schnaiberg Research led by UW DEOHS measures air traffic pollution around Sea-Tac Airport to understand potential health effects on nearby communities UW DEOHS leads the first study to systematically track aircraft-related air pollution in the communities around Seattle-Tacaoma International Airport. Photo: Don Wilson, Port of Seattle. JC Harris lives on

New study measuring air quality around Sea-Tac Airport

SEA-TAC, Wash. – When planes come and go from Sea-Tac Airport, what do they do to the air people breathe below? “The soot we see deposited on the sidewalks and patios and cars, what is that?” asked Steve Edmiston, who grew up near the airport and now lives in Des Moines. His neighbors, already concerned

Congressman Smith Reintroduces the Protecting Airport Communities from Particle Emissions Act

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