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    2024-12-06

    D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Cracks Down on FAA Compliance with NEPA

    Posted in Aircraft, Airlines, Airport Noise and Capacity Act (ANCA), Airports, Airspace, Aviation and Airport News, California Airport Land Use Planning, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Law, Clean Air Act, Environmental, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Regulation, Litigation, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Transportation On November 12, 2024, the District
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    By Barbara Lichman on May 10, 2023 Posted in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Regulation, Litigation, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Less than two weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court took the first of several actions meant to close the door on what has become a standard in opposing citizens’ efforts to challenge the
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  • FAA Sidesteps Congressional Mandate to Evaluate Alternative Noise Metrics

    Posted in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) In the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115254, § 188, Congress required the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) to “evaluate alternative noise metrics to current average day-night level standard, such as the use of actual noise sampling to address community airplane noise concerns.” In its April 14, 2020
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