[CPEO-MEF] Airports meet international standards

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Westchester County Airport cleans up its act

By Martin B. Cassidy
Greenwich Time (CT)
October 18, 2004

After three years of working to clean up its act, Westchester County 
Airport has become the third airport in the nation to meet international 
environmental standards established to protect natural resources.

Residents of Greenwich and other nearby communities have long been 
concerned about noise and air pollution from the airport and potential 
environmental harm from chemical and fuel runoff. Having the airport 
meet international standards should relieve residents' concerns about 
the facility's effect on the water supply and other natural resources, 
Westchester County officials said.

…

The other American airports to earn the certification are Hanscom Air 
Force Base in Massachusetts and Denver International Airport, 
Westchester County officials said.
…

for the entire article, see
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-airportforonline4oct18,0,4754724.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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