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2025-11-20WA declares emergency so Sea-Tac will get fuel despite pipeline leak
By The Associated Press The Associated Press Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson declared an emergency Wednesday to ensure enough jet fuel gets to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after a leak shut down a major fuel pipeline. The order temporarily waives and suspends state regulations limiting the number of hours commercial vehicle operators can drive when transporting jet -
2025-11-19Des Moines Historical Society Airport History
The <a href="http://dmhs.org" target="_blank">Des Moines Historical Society</a> will present a free, public program on the history of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday, November 19 at 7 p.m. Join Devlin Donnelly, Port of Seattle Creative Services Manager, and Marco Milanese, Aviation Division Community Relations Manager, for a free one hour program of Sea-Tac’s history. Topics include why the airport was located at Bow Lake, what did Tacoma/Pierce County contribute to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, what were crosswind runways and when they were abandoned, which major airlines serving SEA throughout history, why the airport was briefly renamed to honor Sen. Jackson in 1983, the parking garage and subway additions in the early 1970s, light rail access, and future airport projects. -
2025-11-19
Highline Forum November 19, 2025 (SeaTac City Hall)
WSDOT/SR 509 Update, Sound Transit Update, StART Update -
2025-11-19What’s the deal with indoor air quality?
A conversation with Dr. Georgia Lagoudas. Environmentalism has typically focused on outdoor air quality, but climate change is pushing more people indoors more of the time, even as airborne pathogens and wildfire smoke challenge indoor air quality. I discuss the fight for better indoor air with Dr. Georgia Lagoudas, who recently coordinated a global pledge -
2025-11-18SAMP legal challenge 2/2: different year, same mistakes
Analysis As reported in Part I: Between November 3rd and November 13th, city councils in Burien, SeaTac, and Des Moines each voted unanimously to enter into an Interlocal Agreement (ILA). The agreement retains outside legal counsel to challenge the Federal Aviation Administration’s Record of Decision (ROD) Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Sustainable -
2025-11-18
Burien Airport Committee November 18, 2025
1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL Deputy Mayor Sarah Moore, Chair Brian Davis, Vice Chair Alejandra Cordoba-Perez Jeff Harbaugh Louis Troisi Karen Veloria City Manager Adolfo Bailon, Ex-Officio Member City Attorney Garmon Newsom II, Ex-Officio Member 3. APPROVE MINUTES Minutes of the October 21, 2025 Burien Airport Committee Meeting 4. BUSINESS AGENDA City Council -
2025-11-18Port of Seattle Commission Meeting
-- Adoption of Resolution No. 3839, Final Budget of the Port of Seattle for 2026 -- Adoption of Resolution No. 3840, specifying the dollar and percentage change in the Regular Property Levy for an increase on the levy from $88,389,944 to $90,180,054. -- Airport Dining and Retail Update ($440,000,000) -- Police Dept. Update (extremely informative presentation) -
2025-11-16Damage to major fuel pipeline temporarily impacted deliveries to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
BP and airport officials told ABC News there is enough fuel for operations. Airlines operating at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport were warned that they may have needed to conserve fuel due to a problem with a major pipeline that supplies jet fuel to the airport. Carriers were advised of the possibility that they would have been -
2025-11-16
SAMP legal challenge 1/2: Three cities move forward, Normandy Park out
Piecemeal rollout suggests lack of shared commitment Between November 3rd and November 13th, Burien, SeaTac, and Des Moines each voted unanimously to enter into an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) to retain outside legal counsel to challenge the Federal Aviation Administration’s Record of Decision (ROD) Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Sustainable Airport Master Plan -
City of SeaTac City Council
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