2025-01-23
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Analysis of Washington State House Bill 1303 which adds environmental justice considerations to SEPA review processes, requires environmental justice impact statements for projects in certain communities, and prohibits approvals for new air contaminant sources in specified communities under the Clean Air Act.
2024-10-08
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Port of Seattle Commission order directing the Executive Director to prepare documentation and establish a timeline for permanently designating North SeaTac Park for recreational uses under the 2024 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act. The order includes budget allocation for park improvements and requires legally binding frameworks to ensure permanent protection.
1970-12-31
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42 USC CHAPTER 85, SUBCHAPTER II, Part B: Aircraft Emission Standards Current 2024 Main Ed. (1/6/2025) [Titles 1 through 41] 2018 Ed. and Supplement V (1/3/2024) 2018 Ed. and Supplement IV (1/5/2023) 2018 Ed. and Supplement III (1/3/2022) 2018 Ed. and Supplement II (1/13/2021) 2018 Ed. and Supplement I (1/24/2020) 2018 Main Ed. (1/14/2019) 2012
2025-10-31
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2025-09-08
H.R. 5205, introduced in the 119th Congress on September 8, 2025, would amend title 49 of the United States Code to authorize owners or operators of general aviation airports to impose certain noise-related restrictions on noncommercial charter flights. The bill requires the FAA Administrator to consult with general aviation airport owners upon request to make
2025-09-08
H.R. 5205, introduced in the 119th Congress on September 8, 2025, would amend title 49 of the United States Code to authorize owners or operators of general aviation airports to impose certain noise-related restrictions on noncommercial charter flights. The bill requires the FAA Administrator to consult with general aviation airport owners upon request to make
A list of programs and changes to City, Port, State and Federal law we can and must implement in the upcoming legislative calendar. The SAMP is the largest and longest expansion in airport history. These policies will reduce noise, pollution, provide mitigation and compensation for decades of inequity. This is a blueprint not only for Sea-Tac, but for every community unfairly impacted by commercial aviation. Solve for Sea-Tac, solve for every airport.
2025-02-24
Bill to reduce health disparities at Sea-Tac misses key deadline We want to extend our deepest thanks to everyone who supported SB 5652, Senator Tina Orwall’s bill to help reduce environmental and health disparities for communities impacted by Sea-Tac Airport. Unfortunately, the bill did not advance past the legislative cutoff date and will not move
2025-02-21
By Dominic Gates Seattle Times aerospace reporter Washington state has awarded a new $1.5 million grant for a planned sustainable aviation fuels and renewable diesel production facility projected to open in 2029 at Wallula Gap on the Columbia River. That’s a very small portion of the funding required to complete the facility being developed by
2025-02-19
Substitute bill to address cumulative impacts faces stiff opposition Guillermo Morel: I’m here with Front and Centered, a network of 50 community-based organizations across the state working toward a just transition. We are led by communities of color and low-income populations. I want to take you back to 2021 when we passed the HEAL Act.