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Letter to electeds on the importance of data collection
This letter is in support of a legislative proposal we have made concerning air quality monitors around Sea-Tac Airport. Senator Keiser, Rep. Orwall, Rep. Johnson. I know how busy you all are. I hope you will take 4 minutes to listen to this very good piece of audio. You can start at about 1:40. https://seatacnoise.info/otm111320_cms1067654_pod/ -
Huffington Post: Data Disappeared
Whenever President Donald Trump is questioned about why the United States has nearly three times more coronavirus cases than the entire European Union, or why hundreds of Americans are still dying every day, he whips out one standard comment. We find so many cases, he contends, because we test so many people. The remark typifies -
A letter to Tina Orwall: Air Quality Monitor Proposal
Hi Rep. Orwall, Thank you for your time on the phone today. BACKGROUND As I said, I have a lot of experience as a consultant with the environmental monitoring and mitigation process of conventional businesses (ie. where NEPA is governed by EPA.) It has always been annoying to me that the airport (being governed by -
Fetal Health Negatively Impacted by Airplane Noise
The likelihood of having a low birth weight (LBW) baby is increased if the mother lives close to the airport, in the direction of the runway, and is exposed to noise levels over the 55 dB threshold, a new University of Colorado Denver study found. Results come from a study conducted by Laura Argys, PhD, -
What Airports Need to Know About Potential PFAS Liabilities
Learn more about the latest in PFAS regulations and how Jacobs can help in this article. Over the past several years, there has been a surge in regulatory interest to address the public health and environmental risks from releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including use of aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) for firefighting or -
Airlines want you to think they’re serious about the climate crisis. They’re not
An offer to plant trees to offset carbon emissions isn’t a solution – it’s a licence to continue with business as usual @wakmax ‘Those dressing up a process that (at best) aims to remove, years from now, carbon emitted today as a climate solution either don’t understand the science, or don’t want you to.’ Photograph: -
Lora Lake Apartments
15001 Des Moines Memorial Dr Burien, King County Lora Lake Apartments Cleanup Update – February 2022 Facility Site ID: 1880040 Cleanup Site ID: 2008 Cleanup completed in January 2020. Ecology finalized the Lora Lake Apartments Site Construction As-Built Report in January 2021. The cleanup work was conducted over two construction seasons: April to December 2017,