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Sea-Tac airport partners with Carbon War Room and SkyNRG to explore long-term financing for sustainable aviation fuels airport-wide

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The Port of Seattle, SkyNRG and Carbon War Room (CWR) are partnering to investigate long-term financing mechanisms that could supply all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) with sustainable aviation fuels. That study is expected to be released in early 2017.

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Port of Seattle announces partnership for sustainable aviation fuels at Sea-Tac Airport; 10% minimum by 2028, 50% by 2050

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The partners will work to meet the specific sustainable aviation fuel timetable and goals approved by the Port of Seattle Commission in December 2017: for a minimum of 10% of sustainable jet fuel to be produced locally from sustainable sources within 10 years, increasing to 50% by 2050.

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Your Guide to Electric-Vehicle Charging-Station Tax Credits

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It applies to installs dating back to January 1, 2017, and has been extended through December 31, 2021. Various tax and grant programs are available in every state except Alaska, Kansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia. It covers 30% of the cost for equipment and installation, up to $30,000.

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Proposed 2018 Trump budgets cuts EPA funding 31.4%, DOE 5.6%, DOT 12.7%, NSF 10.7%

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Program and Financing (millions of dollars). 2017 est. 2018 prop. Enforcement spending takes a 69% haircut, dropping from an estimated $419 million in 2017 to a proposed $129 million for 2018. billion for the State Revolving Funds, a $4-million increase over the 2017 level. billion, or 16.2%). Clean and Safe Water.

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Cockpit Recording’s Erasure Hampers Boeing 737 Max 9 Investigation

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Officials investigating why a panel on a Boeing 737 Max 9 blew open during an Alaska Airlines flight last week say they are struggling to piece together exactly what happened because the plane’s cockpit voice recorder overwrote itself before it could be retrieved. This is not a new problem. Homendy said. “So That did not happen in this case.

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