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I-1631 (Balletopedia)
A State Initiative to charge a carbon tax on fossil fuels. Although it exempts both commercial marine and commercial jet fuels (bad) we nevertheless support this measure. If passed, the law affords large grant opportunities to heavily impacted communities. We expect that these grants will be highly competitive. It will therefore be necessary for airport -
Guardian: Air pollution is the ‘new tobacco’, warns WHO head
Exclusive: Simple act of breathing is killing 7 million people a year and harming billions more, but ‘a smog of complacency pervades the planet’, says Dr Tedros Adhanom -
2018-10-25
Burien stirred up by roar from sharp increase in Sea-Tac Airport overflights
Originally published October 25, 2018 at 6:00 am Updated October 25, 2018 at 7:40 am The FAA has directed all southbound Horizon Air Q400 turboprop planes taking off from Sea-Tac to the north to make an automated turn immediately after takeoff almost due west over Burien. The flight-path change has spurred protests and a lawsuit from -
2018-10-25As Sea-Tac Airport traffic booms, distant neighborhoods are noisy despite FAA plan
Sea-Tac Airport traffic is growing rapidly and set to expand further as the region’s economy booms. But in cities from Shoreline to Des Moines, airplane noise is raising increased concern among residents. Promised relief from a project called “Greener Skies over Seattle” never materialized. By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter After more than two -
FAA: Airport Environmental Programs
The Airport Environmental Programs help airports implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other Federal environmental laws and regulations. This includes airport noise compatibility planning (Part 150), airport noise and access restrictions (Part 161), environmental review for airport development, and the application of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of -
Seattle Times: Burien stirred up by roar from sharp increase in Sea-Tac Airport overflights
The FAA has directed all southbound Horizon Air Q400 turboprop planes taking off from Sea-Tac to the north to make an automated turn immediately after takeoff almost due west over Burien. The flight-path change has spurred protests and a lawsuit from the city over airplane noise. by Dominic Gates -
2018-10-25Seattle Times: As Sea-Tac Airport traffic booms, distant neighborhoods are noisy despite FAA plan
Sea-Tac Airport traffic is growing rapidly and set to expand further as the region’s economy booms. But in cities from Shoreline to Des Moines, airplane noise is raising increased concern among residents. Promised relief from a project called “Greener Skies over Seattle” never materialized. By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter After more than two -
Wired: The science behind how Heathrow lands one plane every 45 seconds
Heathrow handles 475,000 planes every year, but the pressure is on to squeeze in even more landings. Getting that right – and doing so safely – is a precise science By Chris Stokel-Walker Mike Kelley If you’ve ever flown into or out of a London airport, you know how full Britain’s airspace is. Air traffic