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  • 2025-02-25

    United Airlines flight makes emergency landing at Newark Airport

    NEWARK, New Jersey (PIX11) — A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday morning, according to Port Authority officials. United Flight 1544 took off from Newark Airport just before 6 a.m. and was heading toward Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, according to FlightAware. More: Latest News
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsFAA Occurrences, WPIX
  • 2025-02-25

    Southwest Airlines flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing Chicago runway

    By  COREY WILLIAMS and KATHLEEN FOODY CHICAGO (AP) — Pilots on a Southwest Airlines flight attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport were forced to climb back into the sky to avoid another aircraft crossing the runway on Tuesday morning. Airport webcam video posted to X shows the Southwest plane approaching a runway just before 9 a.m. Tuesday
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsAssociated Press, FAA Occurrences
  • 2025-02-25

    KK Law Alert: Agencies Instructed to Continue NEPA Analysis as Usual as Regulatory Landscape Shifts

    On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14154, Unleashing American Energy, which directed the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to propose rescinding CEQ’s NEPA regulations and to instead provide guidance on implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Executive Order 14154 also explicitly revoked the 1977 Carter Administration’s Executive Order 11191 which directed CEQ
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsCEQ, Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell
  • 2025-02-24

    SB5652 will not move forward this year

    Bill to reduce health disparities at Sea-Tac misses key deadline We want to extend our deepest thanks to everyone who supported SB 5652, Senator Tina Orwall’s bill to help reduce environmental and health disparities for communities impacted by Sea-Tac Airport. Unfortunately, the bill did not advance past the legislative cutoff date and will not move
    CategoriesNews Stories TagsLegislation, SB5652
  • 2025-02-21

    State backs green aviation fuel plant as industry struggles to cut emissions

    By  Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Washington state has awarded a new $1.5 million grant for a planned sustainable aviation fuels and renewable diesel production facility projected to open in 2029 at Wallula Gap on the Columbia River. That’s a very small portion of the funding required to complete the facility being developed by
    CategoriesFrom The Web, News Stories TagsLegislation, SAF, Seattle Times, Sustainable Aviation Fuels
  • 2025-02-19

    SHB1303 hearing in House Appropriations Committee

    Substitute bill to address cumulative impacts faces stiff opposition Guillermo Morel: I’m here with Front and Centered, a network of 50 community-based organizations across the state working toward a just transition. We are led by communities of color and low-income populations. I want to take you back to 2021 when we passed the HEAL Act.
    CategoriesNews Stories TagsHB1303, Legislation, State of Washington
  • 2025-02-19

    Sea-Tac Noise Info Expands Digital Presence to BlueSky

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sea-Tac Noise Info Expands Digital Presence with BlueSky Launch Sea-Tac Noise Info (STNI), a community advocacy group dedicated to addressing the negative impacts of Sea-Tac Airport operations on local residents, is excited to announce its expansion onto BlueSky. Our new profile at https://bsky.app/profile/sea-tacnoiseinfo.bsky.social will provide another platform for community members to stay
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  • 2025-02-18

    SB5652 first hearing at Senate Environment Committee

    Bill to reduce health disparities at Sea-Tac gets community support and firm Port opposition Senator Tina Orwall’s introduced her bill to help reduce environmental and health disparities and improve the health of airport community residents, SB 5652 was heard in the Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee. Text of SB5652 SB 5652 aims to reduce
    CategoriesNews Stories TagsLegislation, SB5652
  • 2025-02-17

    Tracking FAA ‘Occurrences’ at Sea-Tac: a new focus

    Sea-Tac Airport is in the midst of both Federal (NEPA) and State (SEPA) environmental reviews of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). These reviews will determine by how much, if any, the airport can safely expand in the coming years. A key factor in this review is the airport’s ability to manage an increasing number
    CategoriesNews Stories TagsAir Traffic Control, FAA Occurrences
  • 2025-02-14

    United Express aircraft off runway in winter conditions St. Louis

    A United Express regional jet (CRJ series) is shown off the runway on a snow-covered grass area, with its forward door open and a ground crew member visible nearby. The aircraft bears United Express livery and branding; the incident appears to involve a runway excursion during winter weather conditions.
    CategoriesNews Stories Tagsaircraft, Airport

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Sea-Tac Airport is currently undergoing the largest and longest expansion in its history, collectively known as the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP). Some of it you can already hear, but you’re probably not aware of what it all means. Here’s what you need to know.
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As the source for federal transportation grants, the Puget Sound Regional Council was charged with developing a system to meet the growing need for commercial aviation. When the search for a second airport failed, they authorized the Port of Seattle to build the Third Runway, with a mandate to develop a noise abatement and mitigation program. In their effort to stop the Third Runway, the ACC argued over every detail of the Port's efforts--including property buyouts and sound insulation. The dispute was meant to be settled by a three member Expert Arbitration Panel. This is their final report. It finds 2-1, that the Port's program was insufficient in several respects. Despite that, funding for the Third Runway was approved by the PSRC, and the 'Port Package' program, proceeded largely unchanged. Expert Arbitration Panel's final decision finding that the Port of Seattle had not shown sufficient reduction in real on-the-ground noise impacts to satisfy noise reduction conditions required for approval of a third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. The majority decision concluded the Port's noise abatement programs were insufficient despite being impressive in scope.
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