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By Dominic Gates  Seattle Times aerospace reporter Hit hard by the collapse of the airplane market, Boeing will decide as early as next month whether to consolidate its two 787 Dreamliner assembly lines in Washington and South Carolina at a single site. If it does, the 30,000-employee widebody jet plant in Everett is expected to be

How to make indoor air safer (but not necessarily safe) during the pandemic. By Brian Resnick@B_resnickbrian@vox.com     Part of The Vox guide to navigating the coronavirus crisis SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, can float in the air. In particular, it can linger in poorly ventilated indoor spaces, spreading farther than 6 feet from

The likelihood of having a low birth weight (LBW) baby is increased if the mother lives close to the airport, in the direction of the runway, and is exposed to noise levels over the 55 dB threshold, a new University of Colorado Denver study found. Results come from a study conducted by Laura Argys, PhD,

Nicole Hall from San Diego County Regional Airport Authority presents how COVID-19 has not put a stop to the airport development plan. San Diego International Airport is located in a metropolitan area As the busiest single runway commercial airport in the United States and – pre COVID-19 – servicing more than 25 million passengers including

Installing an air conditioner or whole-home air-purifying system can improve the quality of your home’s indoor air. (Courtesy of MBAKS) By Gabby Roppo Special to At Home in the Northwest Q: I want to make my home a haven so that my family can stay safe and healthy indoors, since we are spending more time

The afternoon sky glows red from bushfires exacerbated by climate change near Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales on December 31, 2019.Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images For as long as I’ve followed global warming, advocates and activists have shared a certain faith: When the impacts get really bad, people will act. Maybe

By The (Centralia) Chronicle June 29, 2020 05:45 AM , Updated June 29, 2020 01:43 PM A south Thurston County location is one of many being considered for a second, Sea-Tac-size airport. The state Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission gathered in April and took a straw poll of its members. Among the 25 members of the

by John Aguilar Adams County got just what it asked for in its lengthy fight with Denver International Airport — a judge’s order that DIA pay $33.5 million for noise violations that impacted nearby neighborhoods during a three-year period starting in 2014. The ruling from Jefferson County District Judge Christie Bachmeyer was handed down on

TOPICS:16hr2020 Report to Congress (“Report”)April 14average day-night level standardBarbara LichmanCDNLCNELconcentrated noise impact pointsLAeqLdenLmaxNAnoise metricsPart 150SELTA Posted By: Cynthia Schultz June 16, 2020 Share this article: Missed opportunity or necessary avoidance? Cynthia Schultz, PE   While it would be easy to take the FAA to task for ignoring the congressional mandate, it is not so easy