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2021-06-22
In a June 22, 2021 letter, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (operated by the Port of Seattle) raised formal concerns about a Public Health–Seattle & King County report examining community health impacts from airport-related noise and air pollution. The Port objected that it was not consulted during the report's development and questioned the methodology, noting that SEA aircraft account for only about 0.25% of total PM2.5 emissions in the region. The letter calls for a more rigorous toxicity assessment and asks how other contributing health factors—such as smoking rates and access to medical care—were accounted for before drawing conclusions about the airport's health impacts.
Representative Smith, I had a conversation yesterday with your wonderful aide . I mentioned the idea of bringing ‘conservation’ into the discussion of air travel and she must have thought I was nuts. It is hard to explain to younger people how much Americans used to glamourise cars. The idea that we might ever feel
Commissioners, After many years of preparation, the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) will finally swing into gear this summer. For me, there is an eerie resemblance between today and the last expansion at Sea-Tac Airport–the Third Runway. As you know, the Port was granted permission to begin construction of the Third Runway in 1996 based
2021-06-22