WPTZ coverage of federal F-35 NEPA hearing
By Stewart Ledbetter
July 5, 2016
Veracity of environmental review at heart of legal challenge
A federal judge heard arguments Tuesday over whether the U.S. Air Force did its job drafting an environmental impact study projecting how the F-35 fighter jet might fit in at the Burlington airport.
The USAF used the study in part to approve basing its newest warplane at the Vermont Air National Guard. The first 18 planes, each costing over $100 million, are due to arrive in 2019.
