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2017-08-24Talking Toxics | Part 1: Funding in Crisis
Educating Voters Environmental Priorities Coalition Lobby & Advocacy A series on protecting all communities from dangerous pollution. For 50 years, Washington Environmental Council has set our sights on a cleaner, brighter future and charted a path to get there. In 1988, WEC campaigned to pass Initiative 97 (commonly called the Model Toxics Control Act or -
2017-05-11Modeling variability in air pollution-related health damages from individual airport emissions
Researchers used advanced air quality modeling to estimate the health impacts of emissions from 66 U.S. airports, including how pollution from each individual airport contributes to premature deaths. The study found wide variation in health damage across airports, driven largely by nearby population density and local atmospheric conditions. These findings can help inform emissions control policies at specific airports to better protect public health. -
2016-07-15Air Quality Criteria Pollutant Emissions Inventory Task 2.8: Working Paper – Documentation of Assumptions
This 2016 working paper documents the methods and assumptions used to build an air quality emissions inventory for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as part of the Sustainable Airport Master Plan. Using the FAA's EDMS modeling software, analysts estimated pollution from sources including aircraft engines, ground support equipment, parking, and stationary facilities such as generators and boilers. Aircraft operation data for 2014 was gathered from multiple sources, including FAA tower records, airline guides, and the Port of Seattle's own noise monitoring system. -
KUOW: These Are Washington’s Top 10 Climate Polluters 01/29/16
he Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, one of Washington’s top 10 sources of greenhouse gases. Credit: Flickr Photo/Scott Butner (CC BY NC ND 2.0) These Are Washington’s Top 10 Climate Polluters By John Ryan Jan 29, 2016 at 9:30 am The biggest climate polluters in Washington have been identified, according to numbers out this week: the -
2014-10-13Firefighter PFAS training exercise October 13, 2014
Two firefighters in silver proximity suits and yellow helmets operate a hose line deploying fire-suppression foam across a tarmac area. A large cylindrical aircraft fuselage mockup is visible in the background, consistent with an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) training exercise at an airport facility. -
2011-12-29
Obama’s Climate Betrayal
Elizabeth Kolbert Some international disputes are significant for symbolic reasons, others for substantive ones. The current conflict between the United States and the European Union over airline-emissions limits is both. Unfortunately this means that the U.S. is doubly on the wrong side. The Obama Administration ought to be applauding the Europeans. Instead it’s threatening a -
2011-12-082008 King County Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory: “Geographic Plus” Methodology
This 2011 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute estimates King County, Washington's greenhouse gas emissions for 2008 using a 'geographic plus' methodology, covering sources such as transportation, buildings, industry, and waste. Total emissions reached approximately 23.4 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2008, a 5% increase from 2003, with transportation accounting for roughly half of all emissions. The findings were used by King County and its partners to identify major emission sources and develop strategies to meet community greenhouse gas reduction goals. -
Plane Exhaust Kills More People Than Plane Crashes
Toxic pollutants kill at least ten thousand annually, study says. By Mason Inmanfor National Geographic News Published October 10, 2010 There’s a new fear of flying: You’re more likely to die from exposure to toxic pollutants in plane exhaust than in a plane crash, a new study suggests. In recent years, airplane crashes have -
2010-01-01Port Of Seattle environmental report to the community 2009-2010
The Port of Seattle's 2009–2010 Environmental Report to the Community outlines the port's efforts to become a national leader in environmental and sustainability programs, covering topics such as air quality, water quality, and resource conservation. CEO Tay Yoshitani emphasizes that sustaining the region's 194,000 port-related jobs depends on also sustaining the environment, and highlights how energy-saving efficiencies can reduce costs while benefiting the environment. The report includes environmental metrics for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and recaps 2010 sustainability initiatives. -
2008-03-012005 inventory of Seattle greenhouse gas emissions: Community & corporate
This 2005 report from the City of Seattle's Office of Sustainability and Environment measures greenhouse gas emissions across the Seattle community and city government operations. It uses two approaches: a geographic inventory tracking emissions within Seattle's boundaries, and a corporate inventory covering the city government's facilities and operations. The report was compiled by consultant Roel Hammerschlag and audited by Envirometrics, Inc., serving as a baseline reference for Seattle's climate planning efforts.