Monday, March 24, 2008

Dallas Love Field pledges to cut more pollution

By Pegasus News wire

After cutting 4,000 pounds of harmful chemicals at its airport, City-owned Dallas Love Field is going even greener by pledging to reduce 1,000 more as part of a national program run by the Environmental Protection Agency. This marks another accomplishment under the City’s Green Dallas initiative.

The airport plans to reduce 1,000 pounds of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, as part of the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) program. In addition, it is pledging to cut 50 pounds of mercury from light bulbs, thermometers, thermostats and other equipment under the NPEP “Mercury Challenge” campaign.

“More and more top facilities are finding smart, simple ways to conduct business and care for the environment at the same time,” said EPA Regional Administrator Richard E. Greene. “It is even more inspiring when members of industry not only stick with their commitments to the environment, but expand on them, as Dallas Love Field has done.”

Dallas Love Field is one of only four airports nationwide to join the NPEP program and is the first to add additional goals to its original commitment.

The airport will replace the ballasts and mercury-containing instrumentation with modern equipment that is free of priority chemicals. It will also recycle light bulbs that contain mercury.

“Our efforts at Love Field are an extension of city-wide policies pertaining to environmental responsibility, which are implemented through our Environmental Management System,” said Director of Aviation, Daniel T. Weber. “Our success with removing harmful chemicals from the system follows our earlier program to reduce air emissions, in conjunction with our tenant airlines. Our staff will continue to work at reducing all Dallas Airport System facilities’ impacts on the environment.”

Source: City Hall

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Comments

Pavel Lishin Verified

Where do the PCBs at the airport come from?

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John McClelland Verified

Are they taking into account the city wants to drill for gas there? How will that effect the environment at Love Field?

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