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Rep. Smith urges FAA to implement long-overdue environmental mitigation pilot grant program
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), this week sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...
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Quiet Skies Coalition will dissolve, issues ‘fond farewell’ to Burien supporters
On Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, the Quiet Skies Coalition sent out an email to let supporters know that...
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Quiet Skies Coalition gives update on Port of Seattle’s Sustainable Airport Master Plan
By Larry Cripe The skies of South King County may seem quieter for the moment, but most observers...
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Congressman Adam Smith reintroduces Aviation Impacted Communities Act
Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) this week reintroduced the Aviation Impacted Communities Act, which...
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Appeals Court sends rule diverting planes over Burien back to FAA for reconsideration
By Jack Mayne The controversial decision that resulted in a great number of small commuter jets...
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‘Our voices are being heard’ – City of Burien wins decision vs FAA
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down a decision this week in...
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Congressman Smith presses FAA to include Sea-Tac in Aircraft Impact Studies
Sea-Tac International Airport has been left out of a proposed Government Accountability Office...
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VIDEO: Watch City of Burien present oral arguments against FAA in court
On Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, the City of Burien appeared before the United States Court of Appeals...
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City of Burien v. FAA oral arguments will be in Ninth Circuit court Oct. 23
Oral arguments for the City of Burien’s case against the Federal Aviation Administration...
Read MorePublic meeting on Sea-Tac Airport Impact Study will be Wed., July 24 at Tyee
A Public Meeting on the Sea-Tac Airport Impact Study will be held on Wednesday, July 24 at Tyee High School in SeaTac. The meeting will run from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Tyee High School Cafeteria. This will be first of several planned public meetings by the Washington State Department of Commerce and Stantec […]
Read MoreCantwell, Smith secure $9.1 million for Noise Mitigation in Highline Public Schools
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, on Tuesday (June 25) announced that $9.1 million in federal funding was awarded to support noise mitigation projects at schools in Highline Public Schools. These funds will […]
Read MoreRep. Adam Smith testimony highlights effects of aviation noise and emissions
Congressman Adam Smith (D-9th District) recently submitted written testimony to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, highlighting the effects of aviation noise and emissions for residents in communities around airports. “As to the Representative for one of the busiest and fastest-growing hub airports in the country, Sea-Tac International Airport, I see every day the effects […]
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