Local news stories about the North Airfield Project
Feb 23, 2024
Here are links to various news stories related to the North Airfield Hangar Expansion Plan of Hanscom Field. Newest stories on the top. The public was only made aware of this project a few weeks ago. It was not explained in the documents provided that this project represents a tripling of the private jet hangar capacity at Hanscom Field. Due to the short notice and lack of available information available to the authors, not all of these stories convey the scale and impacts of this project. Documentation regarding this project is available here
Feb 23: Boston Globe : CEO of Failed Hospital Vacations on Two Secret Private Jets
Feb 21: NYT: IRS Crackdown on private jet tax cheats
Jan 27: Associated Press: Greta Thunberg Protests Private Jet Expansion
Nov 28: Bedford Citizen: Opponents unimpressed by Hangar Project Changes
Nov 28: euronews.green : Climate campaigners slam first "green fueled" flight
Nov 21: The Guardian: 200 Private Jet Owners Burned as Much CO2 as 40,000Brits
Nov 14: Fortune: New Englanders are fighting carbon-intensive billionaire travel
Oct 3: Boston Globe: Billionaires responsible for large amount of climate pollution at Hanscom
Oct 2: Bedford Citizen: Responses to Hanscom Expansion
Sept 29: Boston Globe: Massport's plan to expand private jet space at Hanscom is a climate disaster
July 13: CNN: Millionaire sells private jet due to environment; concerns re Hanscom expansion
June 15: Lexington Observer: What you can do to help stop private jet expansion at Hanscom Field
June 5: WBUR: Private jets are a climate disaster. Hanscom shouldn't allow more
May 25: Bedford Citizen: Coalition assembling to combat proposed Hanscom hangar project
May 20: Boston Globe: Hangar Plan Sparks Concern About Surge in Climate Pollution
May 26: Reuters: Netherlands Call for climate clampdown on private jets
Mar 16: Bedford Citizen: Commission chair wonders if Silicon Bank relates to Hanscom project
Mar 10: Concord Bridge: Local officials seek changes to reduce Hanscom expansion impact
Mar 3: Lexington Observer: Lexingtonians voice concern over proposed Hanscom development
Mar 2: Bedford Citizen: State agency asks developer to consider fewer hangars
Feb 22: Bedford Citizen: Some activists and officials call for banning fossil fuels in new hangars
Feb 16: Bedford Citizen: Reactions
Feb 16: Concord Bridge: High Environmental Cost of Private Air Travel
Feb 16: Bedford Citizen: Mothers Out Front
Feb 16: Lexington Observer: Plan draws interest
Feb 14: Bedford Citizen: Hartwell Farms Residents Oppose
Feb 12: Lincoln Squirrel: Residents and Officials Protest
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