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The Des Moines City Council is withdrawing its membership from the Puget Sound Regional Council as of July 1. Following a heated exchange, lawmakers voted 4-3 to withdraw from the organization that deals with transportation planning among other issues in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Councilman Scott Thomassen, Councilman Dave Kaplan, Councilman Ed Pena and

A Port of Seattle worker points out the 17-inch paving thickness of the third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport. Photo by Brett Fish Mon, 01/07/2008 Battle scarred Highline veterans of the war against construction of the third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport are not surprised by an audit critical of the Port of Seattle. The

LORA LAKE CONTROVERSY. The Lora Lake Apartments near Seatac Airport were a source of controversy and protest this year. In November a compromise was reached allowing 162 vacant units at the Lora Lake Apartments to remain as affordable housing. The King County Housing Authority will purchase the apartments.<br><br><b>Photo by Tim Robinson</b> Sat, 12/29/2007 Highline cities

Long-Form: Chronically catastrophic chemist Thomas Midgley accidentally poisons the world with a neurotoxin, and Clair Patterson tries to stop him. Written by Alan Bellows • Non-Fiction • December 2007 Thomas Midgley At the turn of the twentieth century, as the age of automobiles was afoot, the newfangled gasoline-powered internal combustion engine began to reach the limitations of the fuel that fed it. As

The Port of Seattle will tap existing property taxes or other sources of revenue to come up with $103 million to buy an Eastside rail corridor that then will be leased in part to King County for a hiking and biking trail, a port official said Friday. Details of the financing have yet to be

Port to buy Eastside rail corridor Nov 2, 2007 By Keith Ervin and Bob Young Seattle Times staff reporters In a tentative deal hailed as one of the most important land acquisitions in the region’s history, the Port of Seattle plans to buy a 42-mile Eastside rail corridor and lease the southern portion of it

The former CEO led the port into a greatly expanded mission of economic development. But that mission and Dinsmore’s dealmaking style have provoked a political backlash that has split the five-member commission. The fall election will spotlight these issues and might enable one side to gain a majority. by  David Brewster / July 10, 2007 The

Annotation Primary HoldingThe Clean Air Act allows the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouses gases because they qualify as air pollutants. Also, standing requires showing a concrete harm that can be traced to the defendant and remedied by the courts. Read More  Syllabus   SYLLABUS OCTOBER TERM, 2006 MASSACHUSETTS V. EPA SUPREME COURT OF THE

Port of Seattle plans to spend $2.45 million By KRISTEN MILLARES BOLT,P-I REPORTERMarch 27, 2007 The Port of Seattle will spend $2.45 million to provide sound mitigation and insulation for up to 56 homes located within a noise impact boundary established around Sea-Tac Airport in 1985. Since then, the port has spent more than $250 million to install

Chief Executive Officer Tay Yoshitani joined the Port of Seattle as its CEO in March 2007. He carries out policies set by the Port Commission and leads the Port’s operating divisions, including the 6th largest container port in the nation, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which welcomed more than 32.8 million passengers in 2011. When he