2025-05-17
Delta CEO Ed Bastian said air traffic control systems in the U.S. are so antiquated it actually takes longer to fly certain routes today than it did in the 1950s. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy even compared the old equipment to something you’d see on the set of Apollo 13. Duffy and President Donald Trump recently unveiled a plan
2025-05-16
On May 14, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced via press release that it will reduce the scope of its April 10, 2024 National Primary Drinking Water Regulation to the two most prevalent per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) compounds, PFOA and PFOS, and extend the compliance timeline for public water systems by two years, from
2025-05-15
UW studies links to improved indoor air quality and improved health outcomes for kids Families living near Sea-Tac Airport now have an opportunity to contribute to critical air quality research — and receive a valuable HEPA air filter for their home. The University of Washington is recruiting participants for the Airports, Air Pollution and Asthma
2025-05-15
A portion of the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center — which covers airspace in multiple states – experienced a 90-second loss of communications late Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. At approximately 1:50 p.m. local time on Monday, both transmitters that cover a segment of airspace went down, causing controllers to use another frequency
2025-05-14
We have questions At their May 13 Regular Meeting, the SeaTac City Council heard a very interesting comment from City Manager Jonathan Young, not included on their agenda: Next, I just want to reflect and extend my gratitude to city staff who put on a fabulous State of the City address last week—our first inaugural
2025-05-13
Re https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2025-0605 Our comment to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FAA-2025-0605 on the negative impacts new FAA regulations will have on Sea-Tac and KCIA airport communities. Although the new regulations are confined to the AIP grant program, because they are being implemented via Executive Order, it is likely that similar features will be tacked onto all FAA programs concerning leaded
2025-05-12
As a scientist who depends on research grants, Elena Austin of the University of Washington can’t bear to look at the DOGE grant-slashing website. “I’ve been trying to avoid it,” she told me. It did not, however, avoid her. DOGE, the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency, recently posted that a grant to Austin, an environmental health
2025-05-11
The incident follows a 90-second radar outage at Newark Liberty on Friday. By Bill Hutchinson, Sam Sweeney, and Ayesha Ali May 11, 2025, 10:35 AM Operations resume at Newark Liberty airport after ground stop Operations resume at Newark Liberty airport after ground stopOfficials said the FAA issued the brief 45-minute ground stop after a radio communications issue
2025-05-10
By Alexander Mitchell After over a week of brutal delays and other incidents at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), airlines and aviation regulators have decided to meet to plan additional flight cutbacks at the airport to prevent further incidents from arising. According to Bloomberg, these private discussions are an immediate response to multiple incidents in which radar
2025-05-09
By JOSH FUNK The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport briefly lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks, renewing concerns about the nation’s aging air traffic control system that President Donald Trump wants to overhaul. The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at the facility in
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