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2025-02-24
SB5652 will not move forward this year
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 -
2025-02-21State backs green aviation fuel plant as industry struggles to cut emissions
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
SHB1303 hearing in House Appropriations Committee
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. -
2025-02-18
SB5652 first hearing at Senate Environment Committee
Bill to reduce health disparities at Sea-Tac gets community support and firm Port opposition Senator Tina Orwall’s introduced her bill to help reduce environmental and health disparities and improve the health of airport community residents, SB 5652 was heard in the Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Committee. Text of SB5652 SB 5652 aims to reduce -
2025-02-17Senate Bill Report SB 5652: Reducing Environmental and Health Disparities in Large Port Districts
Washington Senate Bill 5652 would require large port districts — primarily the Port of Seattle, which operates Sea-Tac Airport — to develop environmental justice plans, community engagement strategies, and impact assessments aimed at reducing health and environmental disparities for residents affected by airport and port operations. For major capital projects valued at $8 million or more, or any action adding airport gates, the port would need an independent assessment from the University of Washington on cumulative health impacts to overburdened communities, along with a plan to mitigate those impacts. The bill was introduced in February 2025 and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology. -
2025-02-17
Senate Bill Report SB 5652: Reducing Environmental and Health Disparities in Large Port Districts
Washington State Senate Bill Report for SB 5652, dated February 17, 2025, sponsored by Senators Orwall, Hasegawa, Nobles, and Valdez. Referred to the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology. Requires qualifying port districts (defined as those authorized to undertake Aircraft Noise Abatement Programs, currently only Port Of Seattle operating Seattle-Tacoma International Airport) to include -
2025-02-13Call To Action: Support SB5652 Tuesday, February 18 @ 1:30PM
Sign in Pro and provide testimony. Help reduce noise and pollution for communities under the flight path! Senator Tina Orwall’s bill to help reduce environmental and health disparities and improve the health of airport community residents, SB 5652, is scheduled for a public hearing on Tuesday, 2/18 at 1:30 PM in the Senate Environment, Energy -
2025-02-12Substitute House Bill 1303: Increasing environmental justice by improving government decisions
Washington State Substitute House Bill 1303 requires the Department of Ecology to add environmental justice as a formal element of environmental review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), including updates to environmental checklists and impact assessments. The bill directs the agency to develop standardized mitigation measures for potential environmental justice impacts, which must be factored into project threshold determinations. These new requirements are intended to reduce disparate environmental and health burdens on overburdened communities across Washington State. -
SB 5652 Introduction: Reducing Environmental and Health Disparities in Large Port Districts
Senate Bill 5652, sponsored by Senator Orwall, relates to reducing environmental and health disparities and improving the health of Washington State residents in large port districts, adding a new chapter to Title 53 RCW. The bill defines terms including 'qualifying port district' as one authorized to undertake aircraft noise abatement programs under RCW 53.54.010, directly relevant to Sea-Tac Airport noise policy. -
2025-01-28Multiple agency fiscal note summary: HB 1303 Environmental Justice
House Bill 1303, titled 'Environmental Justice,' is a Washington State legislative proposal whose fiscal note estimates total operating expenditures of approximately $21.3 million across multiple state agencies for the 2025–27 biennium, with similar costs projected through 2031. The largest spending impacts fall on the Department of Natural Resources (~$17.8 million) and the Department of Ecology, while agencies such as the Administrative Office of the Courts report no fiscal impact. Several agencies, including the Department of Transportation and State Parks and Recreation Commission, report non-zero but indeterminate costs that require further review.