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By  LISA RATHKE The Associated Press Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of the summer travel season and that means a lot of driving and flying. When discussing greenhouse gas emissions, the focus is usually on cars and trucks since they generate the most. But the aviation sector is under pressure to reduce its carbon footprint. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien

Individuals who are frequently exposed to airplane noise are more at risk of developing a cluster of cardiometabolic conditions such as heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. A new study has discovered that people who are regularly exposed to airplanes and helicopters flying overhead are more likely to have a high BMI – a risk factor for multiple

By Paige Cornwell Seattle Times staff reporter Boeing will have five extra years to build its 767 freighters in its Everett plant thanks to a provision in the newly passed Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill. Boeing won’t say what these extra years will mean for the aviation company beyond 2028, when it originally planned to

By  Julie Johnsson ,  Ian King  and  Siddharth Philip Bloomberg As Boeing’s board searches for a chief executive officer to steer the U.S. plane-maker out of its worst crisis in years, directors are intent on finding a leader who can make a fresh start — meaning deep aerospace experience isn’t necessarily required. That opens the

Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (the Act) yesterday, sending it to the President’s desk to be signed into law this week.  Once signed, the Act will reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), and numerous other aviation-related federal programs through September 2028.  Several airport-industry organizations have already comprehensively

IPS report says replacement fuels well off track to replace kerosene within timeframe needed to avert climate disaster Hopes that replacement fuels for airplanes will slash carbon pollution are misguided and support for these alternatives could even worsen the climate crisis, a new report has warned. There is currently “no realistic or scalable alternative” to

The air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg/Getty Images Gregory Wallace, CNN Updated 3:38 PM EDT, Tue May 14, 2024 Despite a surge in hiring last year, air traffic control stations nationwide are still about 3,000 controllers short, according to new