High levels of potentially harmful exhaust particles from jets using Los Angeles International Airport have been detected in a broad swath of densely populated communities up to 10 miles east of...
Campaigners against Bristol Airport’s expansion made one last impassioned plea to the region’s civic chiefs to reverse their support. Protesters were out in force at City Hall’s council chamber on Friday...
Abstract Noise is defined as “unwanted sound.” Aircraft noise is one, if not the most detrimental environmental effect of aviation. It can cause community annoyance, disrupt sleep, adversely affect academic performance...
When Greta Thunberg decided to sail across the Atlantic instead of hop on a plane due to the environmental impact of flying, travelers and airline companies alike started thinking about a more environmentally...
City bosses have objected to the plans to expand Southampton airport. After hours of discussion in a busy council chamber, the planning committee at Southampton City Council decided not to back...
Southampton City Council leader Christopher Hammond has written a letter to planning bosses urging them to object to the plans. Here is the letter by Cllr Hammond in full: “You will...
Pledges to curb carbon have been made, investments in electrification are on the rise and viable alternative fuels are, at last, in the pipeline. But activists, scientists and even airline executives...
It can be a long day trip for Southlanders travelling north, with flights leaving Invercargill at 6am and returning after 9.30pm. Southlanders are embracing a new direct jet flight connecting them...
New Zealand is struggling with housing and infrastructure challenges, but they will become much worse if Australia’s bushfires result in mass transtasman migration here. The short-term effect of Australia’s bushfires on...