“Santa Monica Airport Health Impact Assessment,” UCLA Community Health and Advocacy Training Program, Adrian Castro, et al, February 2010, “Levels of noise due to plane and jet take-offs from Santa Monica Airport are above Federal Aviation Airport thresholds. Excessive noise is associated with: hearing loss, higher levels of psychological distress, and impaired reading comprehension and memory […]
“Occupational Noise Exposure,” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) noise exposure standards to prevent hearing loss. For the 115 decibel noise level of the F-35 (Air Force Environmental Impact Statement ES-11) the maximum exposure to prevent hearing loss is 28 seconds. These are […]
What the Air Force tells us in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
Dear SOSVT Allies and Friends: The official USAF Record of Decision was announced on December 2, 2013 to locate the first-ever basing of a new warplane, the F35s, with an Air Guard unit that is situated in a densely populated residential area in South Burlington, VT. Defying all measures of common sense and safety, […]
Click here to download pdf. WHAT (AND WHO) TO BELIEVE ABOUT THE F-35A BASING Positions on the F-35A can be based on objective facts or subjective opinions. Listed below are the facts and opinions as stated by the opponents and supporters of the F-35A. The facts, as stated by the opponents, come from government […]
Click here to download the pdf: Fact Sheets on F-35A Basing 8-9-2013 Burlington Vermont Air Guard Station F-35A Basing Fact Sheets _________________ (August 2013) I. NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS of F-35A Basing at Burlington Air Guard Station A. BASIC FACTS – 2013 Revised Draft Environment Impact Statement (RDEIS) McEntire JNGB in South […]
Friday, June 12th, 2013 Burlington, VT Richard Kemp interviews Dr. Jean Silva on F-35 health concerns and health impacts to the local populations around the Burlington International Airport. Please click here to watch this video interview. Please call me (Chris Hurd) at 802.238.5256 so I can get your name, email address and phone number so […]
Thursday, July 11th, 2013 Colchester VT Seven Days journalist, Kevin Kelley, reports from Camp Johnson interviewing both General Dick Harris and Lieutenant Col. Finnegan who say, “The F-35 remains “the right fit” for the Vermont Air Guard, its top officer declared on Thursday — one day after the Winooski city council voted unanimously to oppose local basing […]
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 South Burlington Click here for the entire article. Seven Days Journalist, Kevin Kelley, reports on last night’s “At a forum entitled “Last Call for Kids,” three Vermont medical experts warned that the F-35 will have potentially acute physical and mental consequences for those living in areas subject to the highest decibel […]