So. Burlington Public Hearing on F-35 Lawsuit | Center for Media and Democracy
June 22, 2016 South Burlington City Council Special Meeting Public Hearing on F-35 Lawsuit. [FULL ARTICLE]
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Air Force reply and motion for judgment
March 7, 2016 “NO MILITARY AIRCRAFT” AT BURLINGTON AGS IS NEITHER THE PROPER NO ACTION ALTERNATIVE, NOR A REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE According to Plaintiffs, this “no military aircraft” alternative should have been the no action alternative, or was at least a reasonable alternative that should have been considered in the FEIS… However, conspicuously absent from the […]
2nd Circuit Summary Order #16-3309 (9-21- 2017)
Case 16-3309, Document 68-1, 09/21/2017, 2130072, Page1 of 7 16-3309-cv Zbitnoff et al. v. James UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT SUMMARY ORDER Rulings by summary order do not have precedential effect. Citation to a summary order filed on or after January 1, 2007, is permitted and is governed by Federal Rule […]
The F35 fight is far from over
Here we go …. Asking you for money … yet again. I honestly thought that our fund raising effort in August 2015 would have been the last time we would have to ask for money. At that time, Jim Dumont, our lawyer, had given us his best estimate on what the costs would be for […]
Judge clears the way for F-35 basing
By Elizabeth Murray August 11, 2016 A federal judge in Burlington has ruled that an environmental impact statement completed by the U.S. Air Force about basing F-35 fighter jets in Vermont complies with standards set by the National Environmental Policy Act, clearing the way for the planes’ arrival in 2019. The ruling came in a […]
Residents, coalition to appeal F-35 decision
By Elizabeth Murray August 17 2016 Six Chittenden County residents and the Stop the F-35 Coalition plan to file an appeal to a recent federal court decision that cleared the way for basing F-35 fighter jets in Burlington. Coalition leader Roseanne Greco, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel, said the groups had met or spoken […]
Seven Days article on federal F-35 NEPA hearing
BY MARK DAVIS JULY 5, 2016 Opponents of the U.S. Air Force’s decision to base a squadron of next-generation F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport finally got their day in federal court on Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford heard arguments in a lawsuit accusing the Air Force of failing to conduct a […]
VTDigger article on federal F-35 NEPA hearing
By Adam Federman July 6, 2016 Air Force attorney David Gehlert closed nearly four hours of testimony in Rutland Federal Court on Tuesday by stressing that the government has fully acknowledged the public health and environmental risks associated with the F-35 fighter jet. Gehlert also acknowledged that the environmental impacts of the aircraft would be […]
Pro-anti-F35 groups vie to control information
By Nicole Higgins DeSmet June 28, 2016 Frantic and frustrated attempts to dominate the narrative by well-meaning parties both for and against the F-35 basing and a related safety and sound lawsuit have upset some South Burlington residents and confused others. There is an incredible amount of information available for the general public to consume: the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), legal filings, […]
South Burlington city council meeting discussing joining F-35 lawsuit
By Thomas I. Chittenden June 22, 2016 The city of South Burlington has no imperative to commit our good name and our resources to a private lawsuit against the U.S. government designed to stop military aircraft at Burlington International Airport. This question was not on the ballot this past March. Residents of South Burlington did […]
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