We’ve taken a beating.

Pres. Trump reversed federal Environmental Protection Action policies allowing FAA to conclude that SeaTac Airport’s 80K flight service expansion has no significant impact on the already impacted health, environment and climate of our communities.  The impacted communities include significant numbers of people of color, immigrants and refugee communities making this an equity issue.

 Sen. Tina Orwall’s  SB  5652 bill helps address these concerns.

 WHY IS BILL SB 5652 GOOD FOR US:

1. Its purpose is to reduce environmental and health disparities, and improve health of residents in large port districts that includes Port of Seattle that runs SeaTac Airport.

2. It requires the Port to:

3. have an environmental justice plan in its strategic action plan with mitigations for noise and air emissions health impacts.

   1. engage with our overburdened/vulnerable communities in appropriate ways.

   2. obtain from UW and King County Public Health an adverse cumulative impact assessment and mitigation recommendations.

   3. based on the assessment and recommendations, spend the funds to reduce/eliminate the harms, maximize environmental benefits, and prevent adding cumulative harms. 

WHAT YOU CAN DO ASAP: 

Let’s raise our voices by Jan 21 8AM at the Committee Hearing to pass SB  5652 with a YES vote.  It is on the agenda Here.  

 Take 1-5 Minutes to Write In Your Support go to https://app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/5652   Under message - tell your story, who you are, the area you live, the airplanes’ air and noise impacts. Ask them to vote YES to pass the SB5652 out their Committee.

• Testify in Person or Online.  Here is the link to sign up to testify.  Please note:  Testimony registration closes 1 hour before the start time of the hearing.

Let us know if you are taking action:  Email us/me at Beacon Hill Council beaconhillcouncil@gmail.com and Sen. Orwall’s staff at mary.soderlind@leg.wa.gov .