As one attempts to survey the landscape concerning the various negative impacts that the Sea-Tac Airport has foisted upon the surrounding communities, one quickly becomes aware of a black hole which I call ‘The Dark Time’–probably because I watched too many comic book movies with my kids. The Dark Time is the roughly decade-long period
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Richard Ford, a Northwest native who rose to prominence as a port executive, attorney and civic leader, died May 5, according to Ford’s family. He was 83. Ford was born in Seattle, grew up in Spokane and graduated from Washington State University, where he met his wife, Nancy Panchot. The couple later moved to the
While Port of Seattle officials said the region needed a $1 billion third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to reduce flight delays during bad weather, planes are landing on the new runway all day, every day regardless of weather. Burien residents say the constant noise is intolerable. By Sharon Pian Chan Special to The Times
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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
Supreme Court of Washington,En Banc. PORT OF SEATTLE, a port district of the State of Washington, Petitioner, v. The POLLUTION CONTROL HEARINGS BOARD, an agency of the State of Washington, Respondent, Airport Communities Coalition; Citizens Against Seatac Expansion; and State of Washington, Department of Ecology, an agency of the State of Washington, Respondents/Cross-Petitioners. No. 73419-4. Decided:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington – 280 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (W.D. Wash. 2003) August 18, 2003 280 F. Supp. 2d 1207 (2003) AIRPORT COMMUNITIES COALITION, Plaintiff, v. Colonel Ralph H. GRAVES, Commander and District Engineer of the Seattle District, United States Army Corps of Engineers; United States Army Corps of
DES MOINES — Embattled City Councilman Don Wasson resigned last night, acknowledging wrongdoing in a Public Disclosure Commission case involving charges that he and a local businessman concealed $49,000 in campaign contributions. Wasson, the subject of a recall campaign, had previously stepped down as mayor but said he intended to remain a member of the
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Legal declaration by attorney Steven G. Jones representing the Port of Seattle in a Pollution Control Hearings Board case. The declaration outlines responses to public comments regarding a JARPA application and includes various exhibits related to water quality certification and regulatory matters.
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By George Erb Jul 23, 2000 Barbara Hinkle’s new job is the talk of five suburban cities in South King County. Hinkle was a senior environmental program manager at the Port of Seattle, where she spent 10 years overseeing environmental studies and permit applications for building a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. But in early
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