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This may not appear to have much to do with the airport. It is extremely unusual for any WA state elected representative to express frustration someone in their own party--particularly someone as powerful as <a href="https://senatedemocrats.wa.gov/liias/">Senator Marko Liias (D) 21st LD</a>. But Democrats have had control of the legislatures so long it is inevitable that cracks will occur. We applaud any legislator with the courage to speak out in what has become a monoculture. In Washington, there are three independent budgets. As chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, Senator Liias controls one of them, billions of dollars in funding, not only for the ferry system, but also aviation fuels. One of his priorities is Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), a greenwashing distraction strongly supported by the Port of Seattle. There are ongoing plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in SAF processing facilities in and around his district. But despite promises from Alaska, United, and Delta, to achieve 10% usage by 2030, as of 2026 not one gallon of SAF has been used at Sea-Tac Airport.

Settlement Resources Press Release Lower Duwamish Consent Decree (pdf) (10.95 MB) Lower Duwamish Complaint (pdf) (192.55 KB)On March 4, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the state of Washington, reached a settlement agreement with more than 100 potentially responsible parties to address hazardous substances released into the Lower

Paccar is negotiating a lease with Boeing Field, above, ahead of its departure from Sea-Tac Airport. King County | Ned Ahrens By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Feb 26, 2026 Story Highlights What’s This? Paccar Inc. will vacate its Seattle-Tacoma International Airport hangar five years early. The Port of Seattle waived about $2 million

WSDOT reportedly has had ongoing discussions about incorporating air mobility into the state’s high-speed rail planning, including the possibility of serving SEA. Credit: AP A high-speed train travels along rail tracks in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. SEATAC, Wash. — State transportation planners are in early discussions about whether a future high-speed rail line

New research finds that when federal regulators bring their toughest enforcement actions, it tends to be in counties with more wealth, not more pollution (photo by kodda on iStock). PULLMAN, Wash. — When the federal government brings its toughest environmental enforcement actions against polluters, they tend to be in communities of greater wealth, not the

Explore the map Share data feedback Census tracts that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution are highlighted as being disadvantaged on the map. Federally Recognized Tribes, including Alaska Native Villages, are considered disadvantaged communities, whether or not they have land. Zooming in and selecting shows information about each census tract. Get the data

This is an 1unofficial copy of EJScreen hosted by the Public Environmental Data Partners. Some links and text may incorrectly suggest that this site is affiliated with the US Government. The EJScreen Tool was an EPA web application taken down in January of 2025 as part of Executive Order 14151. It was described as “an

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by the Republican president to roll back climate regulations. The rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency rescinds a 2009 government

The EPA’s repeal of a cornerstone climate rule is part of an aggressive agenda whose effects will outlast the president President Donald Trump is shrinking the Environmental Protection Agency more quickly and aggressively than ever before, culminating in last week’s move to rescind the crucial “endangerment finding” underpinning key regulations of planet-warming pollution. And unlike