Actions to Take Now
#1 Write a Comment on the Developers’ DEIR
Read the Full Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) here
THIS is one of those moments where numbers matter!
This is your opportunity to send a message to Governor Healey’s administration, through this MEPA review process, to do the right thing – to use whatever means the Governor and Secretary Tepper have within their power to derail this egregious proposal which makes a mockery of genuine decarbonization efforts by thousands of people across our Commonwealth.
Make Your Voice Heard!
1) Check out this DEIR Summary
2) Draft your public comment using guidance from our TOOLKIT
The comment period closes on June 14th
Sign on to our over 15,000 signature petition telling Governor Healey to stop private jet expansion.
Send Governor Healey and Climate Chief Hoffer a message saying that private jet expansion is a luxury our climate can’t afford.
Tell principle investor of the proposed expansion Jeffrey Leerink—a supposed public health champion—to define his legacy: public health or climate catastrophe?
Governor Healey needs to hear from the mass of her constituents that private jet expansion at Hanscom—or anywhere—is unacceptable.
Send a Letter to the Editor
Support our point of view by submitting a letter in response to a published article. Below are linked guidelines for submitting letters to the provided news outlets, though don’t feel restricted to just these publications!
Boston Globe, Boston Herald, WBUR Cognoscenti, Bedford Citizen, Concord Bridge, Lincoln Squirrel, Lexington Observer
Read an example letter to the editor, linked below. Alternatively, view it in PDF form here.
Private jets, public interest: Clash over bid to expand Hanscom space ∙ Boston Globe ∙ 10/7/2023 ∙ Various Authors
A Response to Aviation Industry Leaders about Hangar Expansion ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ 10/30/2023 ∙ Corinne Doud
Sign the petition for Governor Healey.
Only Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has power over Massport. We commend the bold and ambitious climate goals Governor Healey set forth for our Commonwealth. Our hope is that our communal voices will propel the Healey administration to renounce private jet expansion at Hanscom or anywhere.
To make your voice heard, sign and share the online petition.
Contact your state representative.
Help us raise awareness within state government! Use this link to find your Massachusetts senator and/or representative's contact information and let them know to oppose private jet expansion at Hanscom or anywhere. You can use the sample text below and edit as needed.
Dear Representative (or Senator) [last name]:
I am a constituent from (city/town) writing to ask that you oppose private jet expansion at Hanscom or anywhere. The plan would triple the private jet capacity at Hanscom Field, thereby increasing carbon emissions at a time when carbon reduction is of critical need. Allowing this expansion to occur is antithetical to every local, state and national climate goal that communities are trying to achieve. There should be no new super-emitter jet infrastructure at Hanscom or anywhere.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
[your name]
[address]