{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-markey-renew-push-to-tackle-air-traffic-noise-and-pollution-in-boston-communities", "Warren, Markey Renew Push to Tackle Air Traffic Noise and Pollution in Boston Communities", "2024-10-17", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "MA", "Elizabeth Warren", "W000817", "www.warren.senate.gov", "warren", "https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Warren, Markey Renew Push to Tackle Air Traffic Noise and Pollution in Boston Communities\n\nBill Text (PDF)\n\nBoston, MA \u2013 U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) reintroduced the Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act directing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.\n\nIn 2013, the FAA implemented more concentrated and efficient flight paths, which resulted in a surge of noise and pollution for communities near Boston Logan International Airport. In 2022, Massachusetts residents submitted more than 15 times the number of noise disturbance complaints than were filed in 2013. This bill directs the FAA and National Academies to convene a committee of experts to issue a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.\n\nSenators Warren and Markey initially introduced the Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act in 2019. Representative Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) introduced a companion bill in the House of Representatives earlier this year.\n\n\u201cLiving near a major airport shouldn\u2019t mean higher risk to your health,\u201d said Senator Warren. \u201cThis bill will help us understand the potential dangers of long-term exposure to air traffic noise and pollution so we can protect Massachusetts residents.\u201d\n\n\u201cCommunities across our nation are affected by noise and pollution from air traffic. Industry and advocates alike need more information about the health impacts of this pollution to help us take action to address it. The Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act will highlight the critical information needed to understand and tackle the concerns of affected communities in Massachusetts and beyond,\u201d said Senator Markey.\n\nSenator Warren has led the fight to have Massachusetts residents\u2019 voices heard on the FAA\u2019s flight path decisions:\n\nIn 2019, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act to examine and report on the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.\n\nIn July 2016, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Michael Capuano, Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.), and Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), sent a letter calling on the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study about the effects of air traffic noise and pollution on human health. The letter noted the recent significant spikes in the number of noise complaints logged by the Massachusetts Port Authority, as well at airports around the country.\n\nIn April 2016, Senator Elizabeth Warren introduced the FAA Community Accountability Act to give local communities a voice in the FAA\u2019s decision-making process for flight paths.\n\nIn 2016, Senator Elizabeth Warren filed an amendment to the FAA Reauthorization Act requiring the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study of the FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System's impact on the human environment in densely populated areas.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:55:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-markey-renew-push-to-tackle-air-traffic-noise-and-pollution-in-boston-communities"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.4849986657500267, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}