Summary of Court Of Appeals decision and opinion on Class Action by homeowners regarding increased noise after 3rd Runway.
Estimates of HVAC filtration efficiency for fine and ultrafine particles of outdoor origin
Parham Azimi, Dan Zhao, Brent Stephens Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA Received 31 July 2014, Revised 26 August 2014, Accepted 3 September 2014, Available online 4 September 2014. Abstract This work uses 194 outdoor particle size distributions (PSDs) from the literature to estimate single-pass heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) filter removal efficiencies for
Construction Gets Under Way On Des Moines Creek Business Park
Port Of Seattle public relations. Note all the Des Moines City Council: Dave Kaplan, Matt Pina, Robert Back, Jeremy Nutting.
Port of Seattle Approves Lease for 87-Acre Des Moines Creek Business Park Projecting over 1,600 New Jobs
Planes' exhaust could be harming communities up to 10 miles from LAX
LAX is one of the most studied airports in the world.
Frank Hansen (obituary Seattle Times)
Frank Hansen, longtime commercial airline pilot and the first mayor of the City of SeaTac, died of cancer at his home on Dec. 21, 2013. He was 87. Frank was born on Nov. 18, 1926 in Spokane, Wash., the fifth of six children. His mother, Vesta Alexander, was the descendant of Spokane homesteaders. His father,
A Legal Call to Arms to Remedy Environmental and Climate Ills
University of Oregon law professor Mary Wood says environmental laws in the United States are simply not working. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, she explains why she believes a new strategy and robust judicial intervention are needed to protect nature and the climate. By Fen Montaigne • January 2, 2014 Mary Christina Wood has an unsparing
Court Enforces Avigation Easements, Dismisses Claims Based on Flights on Third Runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
PDF Date: March 5, 2013 Foster Garvey Newsroom A recent order dismissed claims by 126 property owners against the Port of Seattle. The property owners claimed that noise, vibration, and emissions from aircraft operations increased after the Third Runway at Sea-Tac Airport opened in November 2008. The Port sought dismissal of the claims based on
Crosscut : Jet noise jeopardy: Seattle’s skies will soon get quieter — except on Beacon Hill
Describes the effects of NextGen and Greener Skies on the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Most of this applies to the Sea-Tac communities.
Holland resigns from Port position after story on his problems
By Emily Heffter Port of Seattle Commissioner Rob Holland announced Wednesday he will resign March 15, eight months before the end of his first term. His decision comes days after a Seattle Times story detailing the problems of Holland’s three years in public office, including misuse of his Port credit cards, personal financial problems and tense relationships