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2025-04-24Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy: Follow the Law
Thursday, April 24, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy issued a reminder to all recipients of federal transportation funding that they must comply with federal laws. Non-compliance may lead to enforcement actions. “Federal grants come with a clear obligation to adhere to federal laws,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy. -
2025-04-23Washington’s Model Toxics Control Act is a success worth defending | Opinion
By Christina Wong, Eric ffitch and Jessica Spiegel April 23, 2025 11:29 AM In 1988, Washington voters took a historic step by passing Initiative 97, a measure designed to address pollution in their communities. Its approach was simple: tax the wholesale value of hazardous substances and use the revenue to fund cleanup projects in the -
2025-04-23
Port Commission meeting: SLOAs, Dining, Fly Quiet, Baggage, 2024 Financials
Performance strong despite large capital spending and unexpected costs At the April 22, 2025 Meeing (Packet), the Port of Seattle Commission heard several important presentations on the airport, including retail dining, a new baggage system, the Fly Quiet program, and a 2024 budget presentation delayed by last year’s cyberattack. Our member made a public comment -
2025-04-22How exiting Sea-Tac chief fit 10M more travelers into packed airport
By Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporter When Lance Lyttle was named Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s managing director in 2015, a Port of Seattle leader described him as someone who could “change the oil while the plane is in flight.” The port leader used the metaphor to describe how Lyttle would need to build capacity in -
2025-04-21Delta plane catches fire at Orlando airport, forcing passenger evacuations
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Delta Air Lines airplane caught fire on Monday before it was supposed to take off at a central Florida airport, forcing the evacuation of passengers, airport officials said. There were no reports of any injuries during the fire on the plane at Orlando International Airport, Delta said in a statement. -
2025-04-20Free soil testing events for residents under Asarco Plume
Make sure your soil is healthy Two upcoming soil testing events will offer free soil tests for all residents under the flight path. These events, hosted by the Washington Department of Ecology, will let you check whether soil in your yard has traces of historic chemical contamination from the Asarco Smelter. Background Arsenic and lead -
2025-04-19
Upcoming StART meeting first to be closed to the public
Announcement comes on the heels of Airport Director’s exit In a move that has caught community advocates and city representatives off guard, the Port of Seattle has closed the upcoming StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table) meeting to the public — a first for the advisory body since its creation in 2018. This meeting, scheduled -
2025-04-12
Puget Sound Clean Air activates North Sea-Tac Air Quality Monitoring Station
Take a tour of the first fixed-site UFP system near Sea-Tac Airport Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) recently activated the first fixed site air quality monitoring station near Sea-Tac Airport designed to monitor aviation emissions. As of this week it is now on-line and providing data! The station is the twin of a site -
2025-04-10The wing tip of an American Airlines plane strikes another aircraft at a DC airport
By OLIVIA DIAZ Updated 4:04 PM PDT, April 10, 2025 The wing tip of an American Airlines plane struck another plane from the same airline on a taxiway of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Thursday, authorities said. No injuries were reported. The wing tip of an aircraft heading to Charleston, South Carolina, struck a -
2025-04-09U.S. Withdraws from Critical IMO Climate Meeting, Threatens Retaliation Over Emissions Pricing
Mike Schuler In a dramatic development at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting in London, the Trump administration has announced the United States’ withdrawal from crucial maritime decarbonization negotiations taking place this week. The US government delivered a strongly worded message to IMO delegations, explicitly rejecting any measures that would impose