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Aviation Headlines and Top Story- Updated August 25, 2008
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* Bill Would Require FAA to Respond to GAO Redesign Report
* Court Denies Petition for Review in Boston Logan Taxiway Case
* Low-Power Settings Can Cause Higher Emissions than Expected
* NASA to Build Sonic Boom Simulator to Study Human Responses
* Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, and JAL to Collaborate on Biofuel Test
* Rolls Royce and British Airways to Test Alternative Aviation Fuels
* British Environmental Research Program Aims for Sustainability
* Sound Insulation Offers Opportunities for Environmental Improvements
* Health Effects of Aviation Noise Examined
* Study Identifies Needs for Priority Research on Airport-Related HAPs
* PM Research Needs Detailed in New Report
* FAA Approves Airport Noise Compatibility Programs
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States and Conservation Groups to
Sue EPA Over Aircraft GHGs
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Five states, four environmental groups, and New York City joined forces to file notices of intent to sue the federal EPA over its neglect to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from aircraft and ships. The move comes in response to EPA’s failure to act on a petition the coalition filed last December, in which it sought to have EPA declare that GHG emissions from aircraft contribute to potentially harmful air pollution (see Jan. AENews, p. 3).
Earthjustice filed on behalf of Oceana, Friends of the Earth, and the Center for Biological Diversity. California, Connecticut, Oregon, New Jersey, the California Air Resources Board, South Coast Air Quality Management District, City of New York, and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection filed separately.
Rather than respond to the original petition within 180 days, as requested, EPA issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking comments on the issue. “The ANPR does not make a finding as to whether EPA intends to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, as the Supreme Court determined it was required to do, or draw any conclusions about how to protect public health and welfare from global warming pollutants,” according to Earthjustice.
“Instead, the ANPR compiles comments…on the subject of regulating greenhouse gas emissions, reviews provisions of the Clean Air Act, and raises numerous issues regarding potential regulations. In hundreds of pages, the ANPR avoids answering key relevant questions: whether greenhouse gases endanger public health or welfare, and if so, how and when it will take action.”
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