Neighbors of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday sued the airport's operator and two airlines over jet pollution they said is making them sick and damaging their properties.
in Washington state court, residents who live within five miles of the airport claimed pollution including benzene and lead from jets taking off and landing has caused a spike in cancer and heart disease rates, and contaminated their homes.
“Businesses and government agencies should not shower harmful pollutants on people’s homes with impunity,” the lawsuit said. The lawsuit claims that as many as 300,000 people live within five miles of the airport, including 60,000 children. The majority of those residents are of Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American or Pacific islander heritage, despite those groups only making up one-third of the overall county’s population, according to the complaint.
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