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Measure to close Boulder’s airport qualifies for 2024 ballot: The measure could serve as a referendum on the city’s decades-old airport and as a flashpoint in the city’s search for land to build housing to help drive down costs.

Boulder officials counting signatures for ballot measures to close the city airport and build housing

Jeffco hires airport management veteran to take over director job at RMMA

Letters to the editor: Boulder has a chance to address land misallocation

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs new laws on conservation, a new sustainability office, aviation gas

Letters to the editor: Let voters decide on future of airport

Letters to the editor: Evaluate the future of the airport

Kids living near Colorado airports have slightly elevated levels of lead in their blood, new study finds

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport’s noise roundtable grounded over lack of progress, trust

Guest opinion: Laura Kaplan: Help put airport’s future on the ballot so we can decide for ourselves

Rocky Mountain Metro Airport director candidates subject of May 2 public forum: Airport critic says the selection process has lacked transparency

Airport noise group on verge of cancellation after Louisville ejects over lack of trust and progress

Westminster once again targets its membership in airport advisory group: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport continues to cause noise problems despite noise abatement efforts, say officials

Broomfield announces plans to leave community noise roundtable with RMMA

Broomfield leaves airport noise group and blasts Jefferson County for lack of progress and trust

County takes legal action against Rocky Mountain Metro Airport and Jefferson County: Effects of leaded fuel and noise pollution are among the complaints in the lawsuit

Superior, Boulder County file lawsuit over lead-fueled planes at Jefferson County airport

JeffCo produces “wish list” for new director of Rocky Mountain Metro Airport: County lists salary range of up to $180,000 and an “attractive” benefits offered

Superior, Boulder County sue Jefferson County over noise, lead concerns at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport: The lawsuit demands an end to “touch and go” training flights, which are blamed for excessive noise and lead risk, but seeks no money.

Westminster councilors focus on exposure to lead from planes flying from Rocky Mountain airport: States tests show slightly higher average blood levels for children living near the airport

Colorado bill seeks to reduce impacts from aviation

Pilot in Denver arrested for attempting to takeoff at five times the legal alcohol limit

Petition aims to build momentum toward decommissioning Boulder airport

Increased air traffic a concern for Jefferson County neighbors far from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Local aviation association weighs in on airport lawsuit

Colorado legislators talk priorities for upcoming session at Boulder event

New lawsuit filed by neighbors of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Colorado Matters Oct. 17, 2023: Proposition HH and property taxes; Why is leaded fuel still used at small airports?

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport takes steps to be first in state to phase out leaded fuel

Broomfield joins surrounding communities in concern over effects of leaded fuel at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Guest opinion: Hep Ingham: The elephant in the room is sitting on the runway

‘I think I am afraid for my safety’: Woman worries she’ll be targeted for bringing concerns over airport noise. Woman worries she’ll be targeted for bringing concerns over airport noise

Jefferson County thumbs up decommission of crosswind runway at RMMA

The Open Forum: Stop this lead pollution

City of Boulder considers what to do with airport: "Tradeoffs in every one of these scenarios"

Boulder airport’s uncertain future creates turbulence on the ground

Superior residents urge town to consider legal action against Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Guest opinion: David Ensign: Opportunity exists in examining the future of Boulder’s airport

Boulder hears from community members on the future of its airport

People living near Centennial Airport complain of increased traffic, noise: The airport said it thinks the FAA has changed the flight path near the airport after a mid-air collision in 2021.

Residents weary of Broomfield airport's plane noise address FAA

FAA Manager Valencia says traffic patterns at Centennial were not changed

No solutions for frustrated neighbors of Centennial Airport

Boulder County calls for regulation of leaded aviation gas

FAA urged to consider noise, lead at Rocky Mountain Municipal Airport | Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse send letter to FAA for noise, safety and leaded fuel at RMMA

Boulder City Council agrees to begin community engagement on airport

Residents, Centennial Airport officials ask FAA for feedback regarding noise, safety concerns

Doctors, nurses ask Jeffco to take action on RMMA's leaded Avgas

Rock Creek HOA secures a win in lawsuit against RMMA: Airport and home owners association are appealing judge's ruling

Noise complaints soar at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Mark Wallach: More pro-development myths: Cities do not magically grow their way toward affordability

February 22, 2022 | Residents raise concern over lead from airplanes

Lead In The Sky: A Hidden Health Crisis | Community Corner

Rocky Mountain airport plan scrutiny intensifies: Community group calls for noise and pollution studies before business expansion

Turbulence:
Critics question impact of proposed Longmont airport expansion

Critics of Rocky Mountain Metro Airport attack new funding going into the facility

Boulder officials advance measures on airport, council pay for November election

Westminster Council delays letter asking for details of potential airport water contamination

Boulder city clerk rules pro-airport campaign violated election rules

Boulder airport financial analysis draws criticisms from community

Boulder staffers: City may net hundreds of millions of dollars from closing municipal airport

Housing advocates file a second election complaint over Boulder airport

Hikers record plane nearly crashing into Continental Divide in Colorado on Fourth of July (with video)

$300,000 state grant helps ease Centennial Airport’s transition to unleaded aviation fuel

Colorado’s transition to unleaded aviation fuel got a $300K boost in Centennial

Closing the Boulder Municipal Airport: Flight of fancy or city’s best option for housing?

Guest opinion: Mark Wallach: What to do with the Boulder airport?

Westminster councilors lash out at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport managers over operations

Colorado governor signs bill targeting airport impacts, but fight against noise and lead continues

Colorado looks to get lead out of aviation fuel as a new study adds to potential health concerns

Guest opinion: Anne Wilson: What Boulder voters need to know about Boulder airport

Neighbors grill candidates for Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport’s top job

Petitions Seek Affordable and Workforce Housing at the Boulder Airport

Westminster decides, once again, to remain on airport noise panel

Louisville plans to leave airport noise group, says it has no teeth

Boulder voters could see two airport-related ballot measures this fall

Noise complaints, housing crisis spark debate over future of Boulder airport

Resident says Boulder Municipal Airport pilots breaking FAA rules with constant flyovers

Broomfield leaves forum addressing noise and pollution at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Colorado Town, County File Lawsuit Seeking End to Rocky Mountain Airport Noise Pollution

Boulder County, Superior sue over airport noise, lead - BizWest

Boulder housing board considers converting airport into mixed-income neighborhood

Superior and Boulder County Take Legal Action Against Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and Jefferson County: Lawsuit Calls for Airport to Stop Causing Unreasonable Health and Safety Risks

Boulder County sues neighboring Jefferson County over Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport operations: In the lawsuit, the town of Superior also claims that Jefferson County, which owns the airport, is not addressing residents’ concerns of excessive noise, lead-based fuel risks

Aircraft noise and leaded fuel is the target of a proposed bill winding its way through the legislature

Colorado lawmakers weigh bill to target 'aviation impacts' including noise issues, leaded fuel

Rocky Mountain Metro Airport begins search for new director: Former director Anslow departed under a cloud of controversy

Coloradans are on edge about airport noise and pollution. Lawmakers want to help

Westminster stays on airport noise panel despite being insulted by former airport director: Council votes 4-3 to remain as members over objections the airport does not listen to concerns

Boulder legislators discuss plans, bills, goals for new legislative session

Superior residents sue Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

A Colorado airport said it was powerless to stop using leaded fuel. After a public outcry, it’s racing to get rid of it

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport Announces Ambitious Plans for a Lead-Free Future

Northern Colorado residents welcome a growing airport's plan to offer unleaded fuel

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport to switch to unleaded aviation fuel 3 years ahead of deadline

In Communities Near Some Colorado Airports, Concerns Persist Over Leaded Aviation Fuel

City, state representatives discuss noise pollution with Lafayette residents

Turbulence From BDU Stretches Beyond City of Boulder

Community Voices: Our air, water and food

Guest opinion: A positive vision for housing at the Boulder airport

Suburban residents battle noise, lead pollution from busy metro Denver airports : Frequent overflights out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, Centennial Airport cause dismay on the ground

Unleaded fuels slated to come to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport: Unleaded fuel to be an option but timeline not settled

Northern Colorado residents say an expanding airport is exposing them to lead

Concerned over lead found in homes, Superior Trustees point to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Neighbors ask FAA to hear their concerns as traffic picks up at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Boulder County calls for regulation of leaded aviation gas and its dangerous impact on public health: Local governments support proposed Environmental Protection Agency regulation

Power lies in the community for lead from airport

“Brutal”: Increased plane noise has those living around Centennial Airport begging FAA for relief : Noise over Greenwood Village increased after the FAA adjusted traffic patterns for flight school planes

Preliminary report on plane that buzzed Colorado boaters questions flight instructor's account of mechanical issue

Westminster looking at legalities to test for lead around RMMA

Westminster leaves RMMA noise roundtable

Boulder Daily Camera: Open Forum | Speak up on municipal airport noise over Boulder

Boulder Daily Camera: Rock Creek HOA files legal appeal about avigation easement ruling

Noise complaints soar at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Laurie Muir: Rocky Mountain Airport violated easement agreement – Boulder Daily Camera

Westminster neighbors complain about increased airplane noise, dozens of planes flying overhead

Broomfield residents say constant plane noise from nearby airport is disruptive

July 31, 2021 | Denver Post Letters to the Editor | Colorado’s air quality is getting better but room to improve

Longmont airport critics can petition for proposed ballot initiative

Colorado's aviation industry opposes Neguse airport noise bill

Ballot measure to close Boulder airport withdrawn amid FAA lawsuit, shifting 2024 election landscape

Guest opinion: Mark Wallach: Boulder airport is an asset whose time has passed

Guest opinion: Josh Joseph: The airport is a subsidized waste of space

City of Boulder sues FAA over airport closure dispute

Boulder considers expanding its airport ahead of potential closure

Boulder City Council to weigh in on long-term plan for closing municipal airport by 2041

As Boulder considers closing its municipal airport to address housing shortage, lead concerns also emerge

Colorado Residents Gain Momentum in Addressing Aviation Noise and Pollution

‘Over the moon’: Housing advocates celebrate success of Boulder airport ballot measure petitions

Boulder airport ballot measures likely going to voters this fall

Guest opinion: Mark Wallach: Airport land is ours and we should establish our right to do with it as we will

Boulder housing advocates file election complaint against pro-airport groups

State study shows slightly raised levels of lead in children’s blood near airports

SIGNED! Legislation to Reduce Lead and Noise Pollution, Protect Colorado’s Air

Legal hire will assist Westminster in dealings with Rocky Mountain Metro Airport

New law aims to make local airports quieter and safer for neighbors: Airport critic claims HB24-1235 still does not go far enough to quiet the impacts from local GA airports

Guest opinion: Mark Wallach: What to do with the Boulder airport?

Rocky Mountain Airport noise panel votes to disband

Colorado study looking at lead levels of children living near airports complete

Airport noise, lead fuel legislation advances and heads for another hearing: HB24-1235 would set up incentives to switch aircraft from lead fuel to unleaded

Rocky Mountain Metro Airport critic Charlene Willey is tired but determined to keep fighting

Northern Colorado cities clash over whether to dissolve airport noise group over lack of progress

Superior eyes possible reforms to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport noise roundtable

Broomfield to depart noise board as pressure on Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport mounts

Boulder County, Superior sue Jefferson County over “touch-and-go” aircraft maneuvers at Rocky Mountain airport : Lawsuit alleges that touch-and-go maneuvers lead to “maximum lead and noise exposure”

Boulder County sues Jefferson County over airport noise and lead pollution concerns

Superior, Boulder County file lawsuit against Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport over noise

Superior, Boulder County file lawsuit over lead-fueled planes at Jefferson County airport

Boulder County is suing Jefferson County over noise and lead falling on its land — and residents — from the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

AG Weiser testimony: Before the House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Govt. on HB24-1235 to Reduce Aviation Impacts on Communities (March 6, 2024)

Boulder’s housing board recommends closing the city’s airport

Airport consultants vow to hire director who will be front-and-center in dealing with the public

Neighbors Cite Lead In Bid To Close Boulder Airport

Neighbors weigh in on airport lawsuit

Could rerouting flights in Boulder County reduce neighborhood noise?

Neighbors sound off on Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

BoCo, briefly: Feb. 1, 2024

Community Editorial Board: Considering JeffCo airport's impacts - Boulder Daily Camera

400 homeowners sue JeffCo over airport’s effect on home prices

After five years at helm, Paul Anslow leaves Colorado’s third-busiest airport in ‘personnel matter’

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport announces elimination of leaded fuel

Jefferson County airport announces full shift to unleaded fuel by 2027 — reducing contamination for neighborhoods - Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport’s neighbors have complained for years about impact of lead

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport to switch to unleaded aviation fuel 3 years ahead of deadline

Northern Colorado group lobbies Congress to speed up transition to unleaded aviation fuel

Neguse Amendment Will Increase Community Collaboration on Aviation Issues

City eyes future possibilities for Boulder airport site

Denver Post Open Forum: Losing sleep under the noisy Colorado sky

Denver Post Editorial: Editorial: Don’t let children near Colorado’s airports suffer the same fate as kids in Flint, Mich. Stop providing leaded gasoline at Colorado’s regional airports

Amid health concerns, community pushes for immediate switch to unleaded aviation fuel at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Residents still have concerns after Centennial Airport becomes first to use unleaded fuel

Residents and Centennial Airport officials disappointed, frustrated at FAA not attending community meeting

Harassment, noise, lead and slow progress top of residents' concerns at RMMA

Greenwood Village residents frustrated with 74% increase in flights overhead: "We can't live like this anymore."

Boulder pushes for end to leaded plane fuel

Centennial Citizen | Residents, Centennial Airport officials ask FAA for feedback regarding noise, safety concerns.

Westminster addresses EPA for leaded fuel at airports

Residents demand changes at Centennial Airport: FAA to review issues with noise, lead, fuel

Rep. Crow & Sens. Bennet & Hickenlooper Press FAA on Noise Complaints Near Centennial Airport

July 23, 2022 | Boulder Airport: Accurate information key to repurposing land

Westminster votes to help fund RMMA noise consultants

Increase In Air Traffic In Northwestern Part Of Denver Metro Area Concerns Some Residents

April 21, 2022 | Boulder Weekly Letters

April 7, 2022 | Noise from above:
Air traffic over Boulder is testing residents, creating tension with airports and pilots—but solutions remain elusive

August 29, 2018 | Neighbors, pilots gather at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport to discuss noise

September 18, 2019 | Residents Upset About Increase In Flights At Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport

Rocky Mountain Metro neighbors fear strategic plan: Airport wants to develop across 200-acres

National Media Coverage

The Time is Now: Ban Leaded Aviation Fuel Without Further Delay

California Legislature Passes Leaded Avgas Ban: California has passed the U.S.’s first leaded avgas ban effective in 2031

Air Force vet calls for grounding iconic Blue Angels over noise, pollution

Helicopters vs. Homeowners: A Very Hamptons Fight: The East Hampton Airport is set to close on May 17, but frequent fliers, business owners and others have filed lawsuits to keep it open.

Reduced hours for NYC’s tourist helicopter tours

Small airplanes are finally switching to unleaded fuel

Plane makes emergency landing on Goodyear street

Noise concern in Goodyear neighborhood

Van’s Aircraft Announces Chapter 11 Reorganization

FAA says no to proposal to build new county jail near Will Rogers World Airport

Mesa Airlines Launches New Time Building Program for Aspiring Pilots: The regional carrier is aiming to offer pilots a more streamlined approach to building flight time.

Billionaires are responsible for large amounts of climate pollution from Hanscom, a new report finds - The Boston Globe

D.C. Courts Dismiss Two Challenges to Decree Shuttering Santa Monica Airport

Opinion: FAA needs to bring airport-affected communities to the table

Santa Clara County House Reps Call on the Biden Admin to Help Protect Vulnerable Communities from Lead Exposure

Leaded Airplane Fuel is Poisoning a New Generation of Americans

The EPA may finally reckon with aviation’s dirty secret: leaded fuel . "It’s unconscionable to think about the hundreds of thousands of children that have been exposed to lead over all of these years from airport activity."

With Sensors on Streets, France Takes Aim at ‘Noise From Hell’: The French authorities are installing “sound radars” in some cities to detect and photograph vehicles making excessive noise, which they say is a public health hazard.

Can we save the quietest places in the world?

‘Grossly negligent’ flight instructor charged in plane crash that killed student pilot

City Cleared To Begin Phasing Out Banning Municipal Airport

Two men charged with fentanyl, meth distribution at Middleton airport

Trenton-Mercer Airport Expansion Legal Battle Continues

Bay Area legislators seek action from the FAA

California FBOs Told To Stop Selling 100LL, Switch To G100UL

Long Beach launches unleaded fuel subsidy program for general aviation carriers

E.P.A. Proposes Tighter Limits on Lead Dust in Homes and Child Care Facilities: Under the proposed rules, any amount of lead dust in floors and window sills would qualify as “hazardous” and require abatement.

FAA Making Changes to Decrease Helicopter Noise

How The 1,500 Hour Rule To Become A Commercial Pilot Compromises Safety

LA residents sue FAA over changed flight paths out of Burbank and Van Nuys airports

The EPA stopped studying the health effects of noise pollution 40 years ago. Now a Pittsfield resident is suing the agency

Lead Exposure May Have Lowered The IQ of Half of Americans Since 1940

Leaded aviation fuel is prompting bipartisan outrage among US legislators

Private Jet Travel Is Booming. And Shameful. And We’re All Paying for It.

LA County Supervisors seek review of steps for potential Whiteman Airport closure

Environmental Protection Agency asked to regulate lead pollution at airports

Multi-million dollar noise claim against DIA gets day in court - Several Adams County communities say they’re owed $33.5 million for three years of violations

Aviation groups give more than $500,000 to save Santa Monica airport

FAA EAGLE Fails to Deliver

Leaded fuel may return to Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose

91 Community Group Letter to the Honorable Pete Buttigieg

Aurora Airport is an Example of How GA Airports are Changing for the Worse

Small plane crashes into El Cajon neighborhood, pilot injured

Watsonville City Council Votes To Decommission Crosswind Runway

Clearing the Skies: A Call to End the Silent Threat of Leaded Aviation Fuel

City Council Votes To Close Santa Monica Airport

Santa Clara County House Reps Lead Colleagues in Push for Regulatory Action to Ban Leaded Avgas

Victim of plane crash into home files claim against FAA

The ultra-wealthy who fly private are costing average flyers who won't ever use a private plane a lot of money

Community Participants Give Mixed Review of July Panel Discussion with FAA

Donner Springs Neighbors Exasperated with Flight Lessons Over Their Homes

Judge Rules In Favor Of Town Using Airport Fund For Ongoing Litigation

Danger above: Threat of toxic lead in aviation gas

Markey, Velázquez Announce Legislation to Make the Rich Pay for the Public Costs of Private Jet Pollution

Chronic Reliance of General Aviation Airports on Corporate Welfare

Private Aviation Struggles to Move Past Leaded Fuel| Communities are ramping up opposition to the toxic additive, but technical and business challenges make it hard to replace

Our Unsustainable Secret

Groups Ask EPA to Regulate Lead Pollution Around Nation’s Airports: Most airborne lead in the U.S. comes from aircraft, yet EPA refuses to regulate toxic additive

Searching for Solutions to Alaska’s High Rate of Deadly Air Crashes

Flight Shame in Great Barrington: When it comes to aviation, small is not beautiful.