Tag: federal aviation administration
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 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 MoreKeiser legislation to create additional airport capacity signed by Gov. Inslee
Legislation (Senate Bill 5370) establishing an airport commission tasked with identifying up to six possible sites for future commercial aviation was signed by Governor Inslee this week. “The time for studies is over, now we need to make some tough decisions,” said Senator Karen Keiser, the prime sponsor of the legislation. Sea-Tac International Airport is […]
Read MoreVIDEO: Hundreds turn out for League of Quiet Skies Voters Town Hall in Burien
On Thursday night, April 25, over 250 people filled the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien to hear a 2+ hour Town Hall on airport noise, health effects from increasing airplane traffic and more from the League of Quiet Skies Voters. Emceed by local activist/filmmaker Steve Edmiston, who presented “Aviation Noise and Emission 101,” this Town […]
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