Local Media Coverage

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
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
“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
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

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.
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
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.
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