This Summer 2000 newsletter from the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs covers legal and environmental battles surrounding Sea-Tac Airport's expansion, including a federal lawsuit over Endangered Species Act violations and disputes over wetland-filling permits. It also examines the debate over whether changing flight corridors can reduce noise impacts on surrounding communities, detailing how the Port Commission rejected a Part 150 study advisory committee's recommendations to disperse departure routes. The newsletter concludes that flight corridor changes alone cannot solve the noise problem and calls for the Port and FAA to abandon expansion plans and explore new airport sites.Open full document
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Newsletter from the Regional Commission on Airport Affairs covering legal action against the FAA and Port of Seattle for violations of the Endangered Species Act related to Sea-Tac Airport expansion. Also covers disputes over flight corridor changes, the Part 150 noise study, and the departure of a senior Port environmental manager who joined the Airport Communities Coalition.