by Harry Richardson and Barb Smith of Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin As many residents will tell you, noise from both commercial and military aircraft at the county airport is a burden to those living on the east and north sides of Madison. The proposed deployment of a squadron of F-35 fighter jets will greatly […]
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Let’s suspend the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program
New Pittsburgh Courier | 18 Nov 2019 | Julianne Malveaux Original Article “Even as our legislators grapple with impeachment, they are also charged to pass a dozen budget bills, including a bill on “defense.” Recent elections suggest a paradigm shift in the way we view budget spending, what with Democrats taking charge in both […]
South Burlington doesn’t want to foot bill for F-35 noise mitigation
VT Digger | 11 Nov 2019 | Aidan Quigley Find the F-35 Opposition here: Save Our Skies Vermont “South Burlington officials are worried their city might have to foot some of the bill for noise mitigation after the arrival of the F-35s, reviving a decades-long debate about airport governance. While the Federal Aviation Administration is funding 90% […]