“The performance-enhancing additive prevents engine knock that can lead to sudden engine failure. But its toxicity has been known since the 1920s, when scientists and health experts warned the federal government in public hearings of the dangers of using it in gasoline fuel.”
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Lead spews from some Southern California airports; cleaner fuel is coming
“She discovered lots of not great news, with studies showing higher instances of everything from asthma to heart disease to preterm births for those who live and work near airports. But one fact she found stopped her in her tracks. Shepler learned that, while leaded gas has been fully banned in automobiles due to health concerns sinceContinue reading “Lead spews from some Southern California airports; cleaner fuel is coming”
LA residents sue FAA over changed flight paths out of Burbank and Van Nuys airports
“We live in a home that we worked our entire lives for, and one day we woke up and were in a war zone in terms of the noise and the pollution and the chaos,” said Save Our Skies LA member and Sherman Oaks resident Chloe King. “I’m a writer who works at home andContinue reading “LA residents sue FAA over changed flight paths out of Burbank and Van Nuys airports”
FAA study finds that most Americans are ‘highly annoyed’ by aircraft noise
From Fox news… “In a report published last month, the Neighborhood Environmental Survey (NES), conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), found that nearly two-thirds of people polled were “highly annoyed” by aviation noise — even more than road traffic or noise from their neighbors. … Compared with prior studies, the national curve showed “substantially more people highlyContinue reading “FAA study finds that most Americans are ‘highly annoyed’ by aircraft noise”
Leaded gas was phased out 25 years ago. Why are these planes still using toxic fuel?
“That’s because Reid-Hillview is one of 13,000 so-called general aviation airports, from which leaded-fuel piston-engine aircraft fly. While leaded gasoline was fully phased out in 1996 with the passage of the Clean Air Act, it still fuels a fleet of 170,000 piston-engine airplanes and helicopters. Leaded aviation fuel, or avgas, now makes up “the largest remaining aggregateContinue reading “Leaded gas was phased out 25 years ago. Why are these planes still using toxic fuel?”
Malibu Files Petition With FAA To Reduce Aircraft Noise And Emissions
From Patch Malibu “The city of Malibu filed a petition with the Federal Aviation Administration to get cleaner and quieter skies in the city.” https://patch.com/california/malibu/malibu-files-petition-faa-reduce-aircraft-noise-emissions
FAA study finds noise from airplanes, helicopters far more annoying than other sources
From The Washington Post… “The first Federal Aviation Administration noise survey in nearly 30 years found more people are bothered by aircraft noise than before.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/airplane-noise-study/2021/03/26/533a0f5e-8c0e-11eb-a6bd-0eb91c03305a_story.html
LA Sues FAA Over Plane Noise at Hollywood Burbank Airport
“The city of Los Angeles sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday over a shift in flight patterns for planes departing Hollywood Burbank Airport that has dramatically increased noise levels for residents and businesses.”
Another New Airline Arrives at Hawthorne – FLOAT
Conducting practice flights right now, FLOAT’s commercial airline service says it will start in January 2020. Another commercial airline is landing at Hawthorne on a regular basis – FLOAT Fly Over All the Traffic. The big planes are not as loud as the Surf Air turbo-prop PC-12s, but still big, noisy airplanes. And yet anotherContinue reading “Another New Airline Arrives at Hawthorne – FLOAT”
Living Near the Airport Means You’ll Probably Wake up More in the Middle of the Night
“Noise is the silent killer in the sense that it’s really a cumulative effect,” says Mathias Basner, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. “If you expose yourself to high levels of noise, that won’t kill you. Our bodies are pretty amazing; we can tolerate a lot of things, especially with aContinue reading “Living Near the Airport Means You’ll Probably Wake up More in the Middle of the Night”
Hawthorne Quiet Skies 