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Air filters, Pollution and Student Achievement
★Michael Gilrane, New York University. This paper identifies the achievement impact of installing air filters in classrooms for the first time. -
2019-12-13Mobile ObserVations of Ultrafine Particles: The MOV-UP study report
★ 32The Mobile ObserVations of Ultrafine Particles (MOV-UP) study was a two-year project funded by the State of Washington to study air quality impacts of air traffic for communities located near and below the flight paths of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The University of Washington research team that led the study coordinated with local governments and solicited -
Aircraft Impacts on Local and Regional Air Quality in the United States Partner Project 15 Final Report
★Partnership for AiR Transportation Noise And Emissions Reduction Project 15 Final ReportGayle Ratliff, Christopher Sequeira, and Ian Waitz Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts Melissa Ohsfeldt and Theodore Thrasher CSSI Inc, Washington DC Michael Graham and Terence Thompson Metron Aviation, Herndon, Virginia This report documents the findings of a study undertaken to identify: The impact -
1997-02-06Sea-Tac International Airport Impact Mitigation Study (HOK)
★ 32The Helmuth, Obata Kassabaum study, referred to as ‘HOK’, began as an individual community grant application by the City of Burien. Understandably it became associated with the ACC (plaintiffs in lawsuits attempting to stop the Third Runway) and a response to the defects of the Third Runway EIS. However, this was an independent effort, put -
2026-07-18Rep. Adam Smith Aviation Forum
From the Office of Congressman Adam Smith: Highline College (Building 8, Mt. Townsend Room)Des Moines, WA Saturday, July 18 • 1 PM – 2 PM Join Rep. Adam Smith for an Aviation Forum. Attendees will have questions and concerns about aviation noise and emissions. RSVP today! Representative Adam Smith is hosting an aviation forum with -
2026-06-28Cedarhurst Neighborhood: Opposing Industrial Rezoning in Burien
Building Community support with Neighbors Building Community support with Neighbors Building Community support with Neighbors What is this all about anyway? Coming together to help our neighborhood Our platform aims to foster a strong community identity, which celebrates the unique and charming aspects of our Cedarhurst Neighborhood. We are nestled within the larger -
2026-05-12State penalizes four organizations over $19,000 for fuel tank back fees at King County International Airport
Department of Ecology News Release – May 13, 2026 SEATTLE – After failing to pay a decade’s worth of back fees related to their underground storage tanks supplying King County International Airport – Boeing Field, Signature Aviation, Shultz, Inc., Sky Services, and King County have been penalized $19,681 by the Washington Department of Ecology. The -
2026-02-12Trump’s EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressive move by the Republican president to roll back climate regulations. The rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency rescinds a 2009 government -
2025-12-17Washington’s biggest polluter ordered to keep burning coal by Trump administration
News & Stories Environment John Ryan TransAlta’s Centralia power plant emits steam and carbon dioxide on March 6, 2024. Courtesy Jeremy Long/WITF Two weeks before Washington State’s biggest source of climate pollution was required to end its five decades of burning coal, the Trump administration has given it a new lease on life. Energy Secretary -
Particles of Truth
“A compelling, real-life account of how scientists uncovered air pollution’s deadly impact on human health—and the contentious battles to use key scientific evidence in the critical fight for clean air. Particles of Truth is a riveting account of the discovery of the critical health effects of air pollution told by Arden Pope and Douglas Dockery, who