Updated February 28, 2024 A legislative bill to tackle climate change while reducing social inequity was introduced by Senator Ed Markey. This bill would levy an excise tax of $1.95 per gallon on jet fuel…
Groups of citizens have congregated at various sites in the towns of Concord, Bedford, Lexingtion, and Lincoln to express their concern with the planned expansion of private luxury jets at Hanscom Field. According…
In violation of its written and verbal commitments to the surrounding communities, Massport has announced the intention to bring FedEx commercial cargo operations to Hanscom Field. “This is just a small part of…
Massport has made a number of claims regarding the North Airfield hangar expansion project, dismissing the climate concern . The veracity of these claims is examined: Don’t be concerned, flights from Hanscom are…
The negative climate effects of luxury private jet capactiy expansion at Hanscom Field, expected to generate 450,000 Tons of CO2e per year, dwarf the Commonwealth’s other climate intiatives, and represent a setback to…
The developers of the North Airfield expansion project are North Airfield Ventures, LLC and Runway Realty Ventures, LLC. Both of these companies appear to have been specifically created for this project. Both of…
The Mass Enviromental Policies Act (MEPA) requires preparation of and Environmental Impact Report for projects it determines have the potential for significant impact. As part of this requirement, the propoent is given a…
In addition to the huge number of general public comments regarding the Environmental Notification Form for the massive hangar expansion project, there are a number of government officials and community groups which have commented. The…
A huge number of over 200 separate comments regarding the Environmental Notification Form for the massive hangar expansion project. This despite the extremely short timeframe after the unexpected plan was released. These included…
On February 10, 2023, Save Our Heritage sent a formal response to the Hanscom private jet expansion project to MEPA’s Public Comments Portal. View the Formal Response letter
Plans for a proposed massive development at Hanscom for the North Airfield area near Hartwell Road in Bedford have recently come to light as developers submitted details of their plans to MEPA in…
The local communities are proud of their progress reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For example, the Town of Concord over 20 years installed 10MW of solar panels, avoiding 4,000 Tons per year of CO2e emissions. To…