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Action
Alert!
Final comments to Army Corps
on Section 404 Wetlands Permit Due Now
Decision
expected in November. RCAA/CASE calling for independent
review. More...
Port
Disregards Environmental Law
On
October 22, it was revealed that the Port of Seattle missed
the 1 October deadline for filing annual reports on pollution
in stormwater from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport,
a violation of the federal Clean Water Act. Citizens Against
Sea-Tac Expansion and Waste Action Project, two citizen
watchdog groups, gave legal notice of intent to sue the
Port for failing to file the report.
More...
Citizens
Protest
Smoke-and-Mirrors “Environmental Open House”
As invited representatives
of local environmental groups arrived at Port of Seattle
headquarters on Thursday afternoon, 24 October, for an “environmental
open house”, they were met by more than two dozen protestors
carrying signs reading, “Lora Lake: Example of Port's
Environmental Responsibility”, “Hey Port, why
are you appealing the water quality permit?”, “Why
is the Port suing our anti-pollution agency?”, “Say
no to greenwashing”, and “Have a drink from Lora
Lake”. More...
Sea–Tac
Airport Facing Water-Pollution Permit Hearings in November
Word
from the Department of Ecology is that hearings will probably
be scheduled for the latter half of November in the Highline
area to receive public comment on Ecology’s draft of an
updated, and critical, water-pollution permit for Sea–Tac
Airport. More...
Third-Runway
Permit: Port and Ecology Push To Overturn Environmental
Protections
Tough
environmental restrictions on third-runway construction
are headed for review in the Court of Appeals as the result
of recent court action. More...
King
County Council Asks for “Real Noise Reduction”at
KCIA
In
mid-October, King County Council gave its approval to the
final report from the recent Part 150 study for King County
International Airport (Boeing Field). More...
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