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2025-01-25
Port of Seattle, Clark Construction Settle Sea-Tac Airport Project Dispute
January 29, 2025 A more than two-year legal battle between the Port of Seattle and Clark Construction over the $1-billion Seattle-Tacoma International Airport International Arrivals Facility project has reached a settlement conclusion before the trial phase. The project, which features a new international arrivals hall, a redesign of the face of the existing Concourse A -
2025-01-23
HB1303 Environment Committee Hearing
Introducing the CURB Act V2.0 The first meeting of the State House Environment Committee introduced HB1303 (bill, analysis), also known as ‘the CURB act’. This is a follow-up to 2024’s HEAL Act, which added the concept of Environmental Justice Communities into State Law. HB1303 takes this from the conceptual phase into something practical. HB1303 will -
2025-01-22
The Air Quality Index and how to use it, explained
by Rebecca Leber Updated Jan 22, 2025, 10:49 PM UTC Worsening wildfires mean everyone should have a basic understanding of how to read and respond to the Air Quality Index. It’s a good idea to reduce outdoor exercise on hazardous air days to cut down on exposure.Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images Rebecca Leber was a -
2025-01-19
SAMP Call to action: Sign in Pro for HB 1303
Please Sign in pro to support HB1303-2025 First hearing in the House Environment Committee Thursday January 23 8:00AM. This is the most important airport legislation of the year you don’t know about. It is exactly what was missing from the Sustainable Airport Master Plan Draft EA. It will require a supplemental environmental impact statement on -
2025-01-13
Removing PFAS — Trading Forever Chemicals for a Safer Firefighting Foam
Drawhorn, Omie January 13, 2025 Each day Port of Seattle firefighters work to keep people and property safe. Because the Port of Seattle Fire Department (POSFD) is located at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), they protect aircraft, travelers, staff, and airport facilities. Now, in the midst of regular firefighting activities, POSFD is taking the lead on -
2025-01-12
Superstar engineer John Hart-Smith skewered Boeing’s strategy | Obituary
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter More than two decades ago, aerospace engineer John Hart-Smith, then already a world-renowned expert on designing aircraft structures, gained fame beyond his field when he warned Boeing management that its shortsighted financial focus would be ruinous. In an internal Boeing presentation in 2001, and in essays written with hilariously -
Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program
The Sound Insulation Repair and Replacement Pilot Program was granted approval by the Port of Seattle Commission on February 27, 2024. This pilot program is to help assess products that were previously installed as part of the Sound Insulation Program and evaluate the current condition of those installations. The assessment was completed in December 2024. -
2025-01-10
DOE Announces $1.67 Billion to Montana Renewables to Significantly Expand US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
Montana Renewables will expand its renewable fuels facility to scale up sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production. Office of Energy Dominance Financing January 10, 2025 As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Investing in America agenda, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) announced today the closing of a $1.67 billion ($1.44 billion of principal -
2025-01-03
Letter to State legislators re. 2025 legislation reforming RCW 53
From: Sea-Tac Noise.Info To: The Honorable Tina Orwall, Senator 33rd Legislative District of Washington State January 3, 2025 Senator Orwall, We’ve noted recent statements from the City of SeaTac (and other local electeds) regarding the ‘unique’ nature of their 2018 ILA with the Port of Seattle. By that, we assume they mean ‘unrepeatable’. STNI is -
2025-01-02
STNI: a tiny change
As we enter our ninth year, you’ll be seeing a tiny change in all our communications: STNI. When we began in 2016, we chose the name Sea-Tac Noise.Info for a couple of reasons we thought were very clever at the time. First, we wanted to distinguish ourselves from so many valuable groups across the nation,