A Seattle federal judge has allowed a lawsuit against Alaska Air Group and Delta Airlines over airport pollution to move forward.
A passenger wearing a mask walks through the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on March 15, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.
The plaintiffs are made up of mostly residents living within a five-mile radius of Seattle Tacoma International Airport , claiming rates of cancer, heart disease and chronic respiratory disease are higher where they live compared to other areas. The lawyers of the class action lawsuit are calling the approximate five-mile radius the “contamination zone.”, the judge rejected arguments from both Alaska Air Group and Delta Airlines.
Alaska Air Group and Delta Airlines argued the Federal Aviation Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency have the authority to regulate aircraft emissions in addition to flight paths, runway locations and the design of aircrafts and engines.The lawsuit was first filed in April 2023, with residents alleging that the pollution included carbon monoxide, lead and particulate matter, claiming it is linked to hundreds of deaths every year and premature births.
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