Background
Affected Areas
Arapahoe County
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City of Aurora
City of Centennial
City of Cherry Hills Village
City of Englewood
City of Glendale
City of Greenwood Village
City of Littleton
City of Sheridan
City and County of Broomfield
Boulder County
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City of Boulder
City of Erie
City of Gunbarrel
City of Lafayette
City of Longmont
City of Louisville
Town of Superior
Unincorporated Boulder County
Jefferson County
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City of Arvada
City of Edgewater
City of Golden
City of Lakewood
City of Westminster
City of Wheat Ridge
Front Range Airports
Boulder Municipal Airport | BDU
Centennial Airport | APA
Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | COS
Denver International Airport | DIA
Erie Municipal Airport | EIK
Front Range Airport | CFO
Greely-Weld County Airport | GXY
Meadow Lake Airport | FLY
Northern Colorado Regional Airport | FNL
Parkland Estates Airpark
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport | BJC
Van Aire Skyport |
Vance Brand Municipal Airport | LMO
Issues
Plane Crashes
Lead Exposure
Health Impacts
Noise Pollution
Economic Impact
Environmental Impact
Proposed Solutions
Press
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Local Media Coverage
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
Boulder Daily Camera: Rock Creek HOA files legal appeal about avigation easement ruling
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
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
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
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
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.
Background
Affected Areas
Arapahoe County
>
City of Aurora
City of Centennial
City of Cherry Hills Village
City of Englewood
City of Glendale
City of Greenwood Village
City of Littleton
City of Sheridan
City and County of Broomfield
Boulder County
>
City of Boulder
City of Erie
City of Gunbarrel
City of Lafayette
City of Longmont
City of Louisville
Town of Superior
Unincorporated Boulder County
Jefferson County
>
City of Arvada
City of Edgewater
City of Golden
City of Lakewood
City of Westminster
City of Wheat Ridge
Front Range Airports
Boulder Municipal Airport | BDU
Centennial Airport | APA
Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | COS
Denver International Airport | DIA
Erie Municipal Airport | EIK
Front Range Airport | CFO
Greely-Weld County Airport | GXY
Meadow Lake Airport | FLY
Northern Colorado Regional Airport | FNL
Parkland Estates Airpark
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport | BJC
Van Aire Skyport |
Vance Brand Municipal Airport | LMO
Issues
Plane Crashes
Lead Exposure
Health Impacts
Noise Pollution
Economic Impact
Environmental Impact
Proposed Solutions
Press
Plane Crashes
Media Coverage
aviation perspectives
Contact
Get Involved
News + Updates