In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the Federal Aviation Administration told a local group of concerned citizens they will have to pay a $100,000 fee to view and distribute information collected from […]
With all the studies, rallies, litigation, and frustration, the Santa Monica Airport has been pushed into the limelight with a lot of press and even more accusations. The community is now left to sift through […]
After taking off from Santa Monica Airport, authorities in Pontiac, Ill. intercepted a small airplane containing 340 pounds of marijuana on May 3. The pilot in the incident, Alan Luster, a 46-year-old male from Marietta, […]
On May 5, the City of Santa Monica declared its intent to “aggressively pursue all avenues” for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct a full environmental impact (EIR) study of any permanent change to […]
Assemblymember Ted W. Lieu (D-Torrance) announced the introduction of a Joint Resolution urging the federal government to end the toxic emissions and excessive noise problems at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO). Assembly Joint Resolution 41 […]
The City of Santa Monica passed an ordinance to ban larger Category C and D jets from using Santa Monica Airport (SMO) in March of 2008, but despite this ban there was still aircraft charter […]
Residents who live in close proximity to Santa Monica Airport (SMO) have been concerned about possible negative health impacts from operations at the airport for years. On February 22 an environmental workshop was held to […]
Air pollution in the Los Angeles neighborhood immediately east of Santa Monica Airport (SMO) was the subject of a recent UCLA study, and one of the authors called the incidence of ultrafine particles at that […]
A recent LA Times guest editorial headlined “Security or just silliness?” has the writer describing airport security measures he and his family experienced during travel in the immediate aftermath of the Christmas Day terrorist attempt. […]
The Science of Santa Monica Airport Air Pollution will be the focus a forum to be held in light of the results of a recently released UCLA air monitoring study. The free-to-the-public forum will be […]
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