Re: “Sea-Tac must modernize to meet the needs of a growing region” (Dec. 31, Opinion):
Seattle-Tacoma Worldwide Airport’s modernization ought to give attention to good progress, not aviation sprawl. For communities across the airport, the Port of Seattle’s pursuit of progress has meant a long time of well being harms and environmental injustice.
The editorial’s reference to shifting “cargo services off website” is a euphemism. In actuality, it has meant clear chopping close by forests to construct cargo warehouses — typically for Amazon packages — destroying tree cover that when helped take in air pollution, noise, warmth and flooding.
Transferring impacts off airport property doesn’t scale back hurt; it shifts it to much less highly effective communities whereas stripping away crucial environmental protections. A greater passenger expertise mustn’t come on the expense of public well being and the atmosphere.
Sandy Shettler, Tree Motion Seattle
