ARTICLE XXIII – Amendments to the Washington State Constitution

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SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL (KSEA) Runway Information Seattle, WA

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Sea-Tac Airport’s 75th anniversary takes off amid constant change

By  Jean Sherrard Special to The Seattle Times IF THERE WERE birthday candles for our premier regional airport, winds of perpetual change would blow them out. On July 9, 1949, 30,000 people gathered to dedicate the gleaming $3 million terminal and administration building of Seattle-Tacoma (long nicknamed Sea-Tac) International Airport. Its six stories and 243,000

Universal Hydrogen, pioneer of hydrogen-powered flight, goes bust

By  Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Universal Hydrogen, the pioneering company that flew a partially hydrogen-powered flight out of Moses Lake in March last year, has burned through the $100 million it raised from investors and gone bust. The company was one of a few aiming to replace fossil-fuel powered flight with more sustainable,

Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision

BY  MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests. The court’s six conservative justices overturned the 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron, long a

First meeting of the Commercial Aviation Work Group set for July 11 in Tumwater: Attendees may also join meeting online

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Port commissioners, keep leaning into a greener future

By  The Seattle Times editorial board Thanks to the Seattle Port Commission’s leadership, every cruise ship that docks in Elliott Bay must power down their smoke-billowing engines and plug into shoreside electricity by 2027. The new requirement is no idle decree. The tens of millions of dollars the port spent to bring terminal berths the voltage necessary

FAA fight may net Sea-Tac new Delta flight to Congress’ favorite airport

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