In January 2018, Des Moines resident and filmmaker Steve Edmiston addressed the Port of Seattle Commission, arguing that a prior FAA briefing on NextGen flight procedures omitted critical information about health harms from aircraft noise, nationwide community opposition, lawsuits against the FAA, and related legislation. Edmiston announced a project to deliver the full, fact-based briefing the Commission originally requested, presenting his information in two-minute public comment segments over an estimated 10 months. His goal was to push the Port to move beyond what he called 'selective environmentalism' and make better-informed decisions about the human and environmental costs of expanded flight operations at SeaTac Airport.Open full document
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Des Moines resident Steve Edmiston delivered public comment to the Port of Seattle Commission arguing that FAA and Port staff presentations on NextGen flight procedures were incomplete and misleading. Edmiston announced a project to provide the Port Commissioners with a comprehensive, fact-based briefing on NextGen’s harms to human health, environment, and communities, delivered in two-minute public comment segments over approximately ten months. A companion press release outlines his background as a local attorney and filmmaker and his intent to distribute the briefing to aviation advocacy groups nationwide.