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2025-03-19Sea-Tac Airport managing director to leave for Orlando
By Nick Pasion – Reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Mar 19, 2025 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport managing director Lance Lyttle was named the CEO of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority on Wednesday. Lyttle is now in contract negotiations with the Orlando, Florida, authority but is expected to begin the role in mid-April. Port of Seattle Commission President -
2025-03-14
Thank you for supporting HB1303!
CURB Act for environmental justice held up for this session We are sad to report that HB1303 (also known as the CURB Act) will not be moving forward in Olympia this session. We want to thank everyone who supported the bill, address some questions, and explain why this is just a temporary setback. Momentum This -
2025-03-10Call To Action: HB1303
Act by Wednesday, March 12. Takes less than a minute! Take One Minute To Message Your State Representatives! One of our top policy priorities this legislative session is HB 1303 – also known as the CURB Act – a bill that will improve the State environmental permitting process for projects like the Sustainable Airport Master -
2025-03-04Frontier Airlines adds 3 Paine Field routes out of Everett
By Chase Hutchinson Special to The Seattle TimesHeads up, budget travelers: Starting June 2, Seattle Paine Field International Airport will add three new routes from Frontier Airlines, which will fly to Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix thrice weekly. The new routes, announced Tuesday morning at Paine Field, connect the Everett airport to Denver International Airport (where -
2025-03-03
HB1303 continues forward
Environmental Justice/Cumulative Impacts bill moves from Appropriations to Rules During Executive Session on Friday, February 28, HB1303-1st Substitute was voted out of the House Appropriations. As of Monday, it has been moved to the Rules Committee where it waits for a hearing – a final step before obtaining a floor vote and becoming legislation! We -
2025-03-01FedEx cargo plane makes emergency landing following bird strike, engine fire
A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused an engine fire. There were no reported injuries. -
2025-02-28Call To Action: Save State Funding for Port Package Updates!
The Governor’s proposed budget cuts the $1 million in funding that was secured last year through SB 5955 for the Port Equity Fund. This fund is critical for fixing failed port packages, which were meant to insulate homes from airport noise but have deteriorated over time. Without this funding, many homeowners will be left without -
2025-02-25United 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 -
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 -
2025-02-25KK 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