Oct. 20, 2022 at 4:25 pm Updated Oct. 26, 2022 at 5:59 pm 1 of 3 | Studies have found that although the production of a battery electric vehicle causes more pollution than a gasoline-powered counterpart, that greenhouse gas emission difference is erased as the vehicle is driven. (Matt Williams / The New York Times)
United Airlines to End Service at J.F.K. Airport
Niraj Chokshi – 5h ago United Airlines said it would temporarily stop flying in and out of Kennedy International Airport in New York at the end of October after struggling to gain a competitive foothold there. In the year ending in September, United operated fewer than 3,000 flights in and out of Kennedy Airport, accounting for less
Biden Outlines a Plan for Cleaner Jet Fuel. But How Clean Would It Be?
Some biofuels may contribute to greenhouse gas emissions in ways that can significantly reduce, and sometimes offset, their advantages over fossil fuels, studies have shown. The deal between the Biden administration and the airline industry is meant to drive down flying’s environmental toll.Credit…Ted S. Warren/Associated Press By Hiroko Tabuchi At first glance, it’s a big step
As Online Buying Surges, So Do Noisy Cargo Flights
Cargo capacity has been expanding at some airports, disturbing the peace and routines of people who live nearby. Official channels offer scant recourse.
‘Worse Than Anyone Expected’: Air Travel Emissions Vastly Outpace Predictions
The findings put pressure on airline regulators to take stronger action to fight climate change as they prepare for a summit next week. Aircraft preparing to take off at Heathrow Airport.Credit…Steve Parsons/PA Images, via Getty Images By Hiroko Tabuchi Greenhouse gas emissions from commercial air travel are growing at a faster clip than predicted in previous,
Student Scores Rise After Nearby Subway Is Quieted
By Ari L. Goldman April 26, 1982 Fifteen times during each school day, an IRT subway train would rumble and screech past Public School 98, near the northern tip of Manhattan. In classrooms facing the elevated tracks, all work would stop until the train barreled by. After years of complaints about the disruption, the Transit Authority
U.S. Maps Airport‐Noise Curb; Pilots and Industry Assail Plan
WASHINGTON, June 21 —Sweeping recommendations designed to quiet the din of jet aircraft at airports around the country were made public to day by an Environmental Protection Agency study group. The proposals were quickly as sailed in statements by pilots and airport and airline executives as potentially unworkable and, in some cases, unsafe. The recommendations