A December 2004 newsletter from the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs (RCAA) covers three key issues: the Puget Sound Regional Council's pledge to support state legislation planning for a second major regional airport, including high-speed rail connections; widespread weight and safety violations by fill-haul trucks serving the Sea-Tac third runway construction project; and the collapse of five-year talks between state, local, and federal agencies aimed at voluntarily reducing jet engine air pollution, including smog-forming NOx emissions and hazardous fine particulate soot.Open full document
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The December 2004 RCAA newsletter covers the Puget Sound Regional Council’s pledge to support state legislation for planning a second regional airport, including discussion of high-speed rail connections. It also reports on violations by fill-haul trucks serving the Sea-Tac third runway project, and the collapse of talks between state/local air pollution agencies and the aviation sector on reducing jet engine emissions.