10/25/22, 8:57 AM
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[EXTERNAL] PUBLIC COMMENT for October 25, 2022
Iris Antman <antwomaniris@gmail.com>
Tue 10/25/2022 8:49 AM
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Dear Commissioners,
Mr. Metruck’s congratulatory message about the success of the 2022 cruise season sounded too good
to be true. And in fact, it is. Pointing to aspirations for a Green Corridor (the tangible benefits of which
are decades off, if ever) and electrification of T66 (which accounts for a small fraction of GHG emissions
for a cruise ship) is greenwashing.
Our state’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, yet still we want to build a third airport to support
more flights to Seattle and host larger cruise ships. How do you reconcile meeting our state’s GHG
emissions reduction target while increasing GHG emissions from increased flying and cruising.
While the Port is celebrating this year’s cruise season, I am rejoicing the return of the rain, and air that is
breathable. I spent much of October indoors because of the poor air quality and its consequences on my
lung disease. The poor air quality resulted from the Bolt Creek Fire and other wildfires on the west side
of the mountains, a new phenomenon in our state. Increasing wildfires are due to higher temperatures
and extended drought. And this is due to global warming which is largely due to fossil fuel burning and
the trapping of heat in our atmosphere. I understand the Port’s mandates are economic expansion and
environmental sustainability, but I think you are ignoring the latter in devotion to the former. Are you truly
willing to sacrifice a livable future for your children and grandchildren?
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Iris
10/24/22, 9:40 AM
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[EXTERNAL] 2020/21 Summer Internships in Georgetown
ROsario-Maria <1rosariomaria@gmail.com>
Mon 10/24/2022 9:28 AM
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<Thomas.P@portseattle.org>;Billingsley, Christina <Billingsley.C@portseattle.org>
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Good morningPort Commissioners,
My name is Rosario-Maria Medina,
I plan to speak at the Port Commissioners meeting but I hope you can view the videos from 2020 and
2021 when the Port of Seattle financially sponsored two internships for Georgetown Youth with the
Friends of Georgetown History. The youth enjoyed the internships and partnership with the Port of
Seattle and we hope to do that in the future.
Please view these videos priorto the meeting:
"Youth Internship 2020 - Port/Gateway Park North"
https://youtu.be/m41ihJSPO68
2021 FoGHi Summer Internship on YouTube
https://youtu.be/gF_d2HpSCh0
10/25/22, 3:05 PM
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[EXTERNAL] Duwamish Valley Equity Program
Pepple, Karl <Pepple.Karl@epa.gov>
Tue 10/25/2022 12:50 PM
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To Whom It May Concern,
I am wring in support of the Duwamish Valley Equity Program. This program is the result of a series of
discussions between the South Park and Georgetown neighborhoods with Just Health Acon and the Port of
Seale. The EPA, through a technical support grant, helped this discussion by providing facilitators and staff for
this effort for a limited me. Originally the conversaon focused on establishing a Community Benefits Agreement
(CBA) between these communies and the Port of Seale. Instead, Port staff suggested that an equity program be
developed. The Duwamish Valley Equity Program is the result of that.
Ports are crical parts of our goods movement infrastructure. Many ports in the United States are located
adjacent to communies. Ports can be engines of commerce, but also can be sources of emissions that impact
these nearby communies. The Duwamish Valley Equity Program has kept the discussion going between the
communies and the Port around community-port capacity building, healthy environment and communies, and
economic prosperity in place.
The EPA has used the example of the Duwamish Valley Community Equity Program to ports across the US to show
just what is possible around instuonalizing equity in work pracces, and including equity in port work.
Thank you
KP
Karl Pepple, Ph.D., Q.E.P.
U. S. EPA Region X
Acting Manager, Air Permits and Toxics Branch
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 155, M/S 15-H13
Seattle, WA 98101-3144
206.553.1778
pepple.karl@epa.gov