Scott Neuman A new lawsuit brought by American Airlines against a controversial ticketing website is bringing renewed attention to “skiplagging,” or “hidden city ticketing” — a technique used by some passengers to get lower fares. What is skiplagging? It works like this: Say a passenger wants to travel from New York to Charlotte, N.C., but
Tribes call for national ban on salmon-killing chemical in car tires
by John Ryan Three Northwest tribes have petitioned the federal government to ban a salmon-killing chemical found in tires and urban streams worldwide. As car and truck tires wear and leave behind skid marks and tire dust, the rubber stabilizer known as 6PPD turns into 6PPD-quinone (also called 6PPD-q), one of the most toxic substances
How a little more silence in children’s lives helps them grow
NPR LA Johnson A group of small children sits cross-legged with their teacher, Steve Mejía-Menendez, on a round carpet. He’s a pre-K teacher at Lee Montessori Public Charter School’s campus in Southeast Washington, D.C., and although I’m here to meet him, I almost don’t spot him because he’s eye level with his students. Mr. Steve,
SeaTac might have to clean up its act
People who live around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are suing the Port of Seattle, Alaska Air, and Delta Airlines for allegedly polluting the air with toxic chemicals. We’ll hear from Steve Berman, the lawsuit’s lead attorney, UW researcher Dr. Elena Austin and citizen scientist/former SeaTac resident Kent Palosaari about the airport’s impact on the environment.
Port of Seattle paid fraudsters more than $570,000 due to lax security, audit finds
The port fell for phishing schemes on two occasions in 2021, the Washington State Auditor’s Office found, due to weak controls including staff not following protocol. In October, 2021 the Port of Seattle Diversity, Equity & Inclusion department fell victim to what auditor’s office spokesperson called a “classic phishing scheme”: cyber-fraudsters posing as a legitimate
New airport would put Washington’s climate goals out of reach, critics argue
Three critics voice their concerns about building a new airport. Laura Gibbons, Maria Batayola, and Bryce Yadon Credit: KUOW Photo/Joshua McNichols New airport would put Washington’s climate goals out of reach, critics argue Oct 14, 2022 at 12:13 pm By Joshua McNichols The Puget Sound region is growing, and air travel is growing with it.
Activists push back against rising air pollution from Sea-Tac Airport
The A concourse at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in front of Mt. Rainier in December 2017. BY John Ryan Sea-Tac Airport is currently reporting more takeoffs and landings than at any time since early March 2020. That was in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when travel of all kinds took a nose dive. The
King County aims to slash carbon emissions in half by 2030, including aviation
A plane takes off on Monday, December 11, 2017, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer By John Ryan The King County Council unanimously approved a new climate strategy Tuesday, aimed at cutting the county’s climate-harming pollution in half in less than a decade. In addition to halving the climate impact of Washington’s most
KUOW: Sea-Tac wants to curb carbon without limiting your travel. That’s a steep climb 01/29/18
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Mt. Rainier KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer Business at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has been booming, and so has its carbon pollution. Airport officials say they can eliminate the climate-wrecking emissions without limiting the airport’s rapidly growing business. But whether the wonder of air travel can be divorced from the global harm it does —
KUOW: These Are Washington’s Top 10 Climate Polluters 01/29/16
he Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, one of Washington’s top 10 sources of greenhouse gases. Credit: Flickr Photo/Scott Butner (CC BY NC ND 2.0) These Are Washington’s Top 10 Climate Polluters By John Ryan Jan 29, 2016 at 9:30 am The biggest climate polluters in Washington have been identified, according to numbers out this week: the