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The StART (SEA Stakeholder Advisory Round Table) meeting scheduled for April 29, 2026 focuses on updates to the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Near-Term Projects and their environmental review process, including an explanation of how the state-level SEPA Environmental Impact Statement differs from the federal NEPA Environmental Assessment. The agenda includes a presentation by Port of Seattle staff, a community roundtable update, and an open public comment period. StART serves as a forum for cooperation between the Port of Seattle and communities neighboring Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

The King County International Airport (Boeing Field) Roundtable Advisory Committee held a meeting on April 13, 2026, to confirm topic priorities for 2026 meetings and discuss the Vision 2045 Preferred Alternative concept, including a Taxiway B environmental review. The agenda covered public comment, a new noise report, community engagement updates, and April public meetings, with presentations led by airport staff and consultants from RS&H. The committee represents a broad range of stakeholders, including neighborhood, labor, aviation, and business interests from the greater Seattle area.

Port Of Seattle Commission presentation (Item 8j supp) dated March 24, 2026 requesting $1,000,000 additional contract authorization for the Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) Near-Term Projects Environmental Review. Total authorizations including this request reach $9,750,000, following previous authorizations of $3,000,000 (11/10/2015), $3,400,000 (2/25/2021), and $2,350,000 (6/27/2023). Budget increase justified by enhanced outreach and engagement in

The Federal Aviation Administration filed a certified index to the administrative record in two Ninth Circuit cases challenging the FAA's September 24, 2025, Finding of No Significant Impact/Record of Decision for near-term construction and development projects at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The petitioners—Vashon Island Fair Skies and the City of Burien—are contesting the agency's environmental review of the airport's Sustainable Airport Master Plan. The full administrative record was made available to petitioners' counsel via an online link on March 19, 2026.

This document outlines principles and steps for conducting cumulative effects analysis in environmental impact assessments. It covers identifying cumulative effects issues, establishing geographic and temporal boundaries, and determining which effects are important from a cumulative perspective. https://ceq.doe.gov/docs/ceq-publications/ccenepa/sec2.pdf

Legal analysis from Steve Taber @ Leech Tishman examining how Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) addresses climate goals through federal tax incentives and production targets, while highlighting the gap between SAF’s global climate benefits and local community impacts like noise and air quality that remain unaddressed.