We wrote an article called Anatomy of An Air Quality Monitoring Network. This article explains why building that system is so important to the future of Sea-Tac Airport Communities. It also describes a far more generalized problem in obtaining environmental mitigation. History In the world of engineering there is an expression: “No data, no problem.”
Four nodes in 400 words
What we have now This is one portion of the current Puget Sound Clean Air Agency air quality monitoring network map. The stars belong to PSCAA. The dots are rando PurpleAirs that belong to members of the public, they are irrelevant to this discussion. Airport Scroll down on that map to the airport. Notice something
Under The Flight Path: A community history of Sea-Tac Airport
This is our successful 2023 grant application from 4Culture.org Under The Flight Path: A community history of Sea-Tac Airport A documentary of the Airport Communities of Sea-Tac from 1959 until today: Tukwila, Normandy Park, Des Moines, Federal Way, SeaTac and Burien. This will be the first modern history of South King County and also the
No to SAF, Yes to local funding
A letter to the Washington delegation of State and Federal electeds around Sea-Tac Airport concerning aviation biofuel commonly referred to as Sustainable Aviation Fuel or SAF. Senator Cantwell, Senator Murray, Representative Smith, Representative Orwall, Representative Gregerson, Senator Keiser, March 29, 2023 On behalf of SeaTacNoise.Info, I write you today to urge you to suspend (or at
Letter to Tina Orwall on 2023 Legislative Agenda…
Rep. Orwall is a member of the House, 33rd Legislative District in Des Moines. Thanks again for your time. I understand well that yer up to yer neck in now, but I’m hoping these are issues you will consider taking up.All my thinking comes from my group’s (SeaTacNoise.Info) research into the history of Sea-Tac Airport.
HB1791 testimony to Senate Transportation Committee
HB1791 is a bill of the 2023 State of Washington Legislative session, which attempts to re-constitute the failed CACC process, commonly known as “the search for a second airport. As of today, the bill has passed the House and is under review in the Senate. You can follow its progress and provide your own comment
Adam Smith Meeting on Aviation Bills
Representative Smith. I am writing to provide our input as to what residents of Sea-Tac Airport need to address the impacts of commercial aviation. Although these four suggestions are specific to our community, they apply to all major airport communities. As we have always said: Solving for Sea-Tac, solves for all airports. That was the
November 29, 2022 Port Commission Meeting
A letter to the Commissioners of the Port of Seattle regarding the 29 November Commission Meeting and passage of the Port’s 2023 Budget. Commissioners, Congratulations on passing the Port’s 2023 Budget at your 29 November meeting. Here are a few thoughts about that meeting, the budget you passed, and the year ahead: 1. There was not
Commercial aviation, built on pollution, is getting a tiny bit greener
An Airbus SE A380-800 Emirates commercial airliner prepares to land at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada. (Brent Lewin / Bloomberg) By William Ralston Bloomberg The amount of time between planes landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport might seem prosaic to the untrained eye, but there’s a lot more going on than a pilot negotiating