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2025

• Chuck Collins on SAFs ∙ Jim & Margery Show ∙ VIDEO at 2:05:00 minutes AUDIO at 20:00 minutes ∙ 5/6/25

• Response to: “We can boost aviation fuel independence” ∙ Boston Herald ∙ LTE: Lara Sullivan ∙ 4/20/25

• Residents Join in Effort at State House to Stop Hanscom Hangar Expansion ∙ The Bedford Citizen ∙ 4/18/25

• Private jet owners want 6,000 new flights over Lexington and Concord. History buffs say no way. ∙ Boston.com ∙ Beth Treffeisen ∙ 4/3/25

• Airfield Expansion Opponents Urge Healey to Halt Project ∙ Statehouse News ∙ Robert Goulston ∙ 4/2/25

• Dozens of Luminaries Petition Healey to Stop Hanscom Expansion ∙ The Lincoln Squirrel ∙ 4/2/25

• Emerson and Thoreau's descendants urge for grounding of Hanscom airport ∙ The Boston Globe ∙ Sam Drysdale ∙ 4/1/25

• These Activists Are Right: The World Doesn’t Need Any More Private Jets · Chuck Collins · The Nation · 3/26/25

2024

• Plan to expand airport for private jets runs into new Massachusetts climate law · Sarah Shemkus · Energy News Network · 12/18/24

• Hanscom hangar project still on despite Massport charter change Erin Tiernan ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ 12/06/24

• Activists keep heat on Hanscom with new faith-based resolutions against expansion ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ 11/21/24

• My Turn: Climate bill gives hope to opponents of Hanscom Expansion Lincoln Squirrel ∙ Alex Chatfield, Trish O’Hagan, Lara Sullivan, and Kati Winchell ∙ 11/21/24

• Massport CEO might want to think again about ‘green’ airline fuel ∙ Letters to the Editor from SPJE members, Boston Globe ∙ 11/11/24

• Falcons users emit 500 times more CO2 per year into the atmosphere than average citizen ∙ El Mundo ∙ Ricardo F. Colmenero∙ 11/11/24

• ‘Used like taxis’: Soaring private jet flights drive up climate-heating emissions ∙ The Guardian ∙ Damian Carrington ∙ 11/7/24

• Billionaires Spew More CO2 Pollution In 90 Minutes Than Average Person In A Lifetime ∙ The Real News Network ∙ 10/28/24

• Rally held in Concord as climate change protesters arrested at Hanscom Field appear in court · Ryan Breslin · Channel 25 Boston · 10/9/24

• Op-Ed: Massport must cancel private jet expansion · Chuck Collins & Corinne Doud · Boston Herald · 10/4/24

• Regulators urged to reject Hanscom expansion · Statehouse Reporter  · Christian M. Wade ·  8/27/24

  Published also in The Eagle-Tribune & Andover Townsman

• Deep Dive: Massachusetts Carbon Emissions Forced Up by Airport Expansion · Extinction Rebellion Boston · 8/26/24

• Hanscom private jet expansion threatens Walden Pond, Minute Man Park, and nearby national landmarks · CBS Sunday Morning  · Douglas Brinkley ·  8/25/24

• Mass. prides itself on being a leader on climate issues. So what happened to the climate bill? ∙ The Boston Globe ∙ Sabrina Shankman ∙ 8/5/24

• Legislation takes aim at Hanscom hangar expansion ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Erin Tiernan ∙ 7/22/24

• Flooding, bacteria, hostility: So much for Walden Pond’s tranquility ∙ Boston Globe ∙ by William J. Kole ∙ 7/22/24

• Legislation takes aim at Hanscom hangar expansion ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Erin Tiernan ∙ 7/22/24

• Legislation Takes Aim at Hanscom Hangar Expansion Project∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Erin Tiernan ∙ 7/22/2024

• Wide-Ranging Requirements in Supplemental Report on Hangars’ Impact ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 7/16/2024

• Hangar Developers Moving Forward with Supplemental Impact Report ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 7/15/2024

• State officials reject environmental impact review of Hanscom Airport expansion∙ Boston Globe ∙ Sabrina Shankman ∙ 6/26/2024

• State Official Details Flaws in Hangars’ Environmental Impact Report ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 6/24/2024

• “Not Adequate” State Wants More From Developers on Hanscom Expansion ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Erin Tiernan ∙ 6/24/2024

• Legislators want new Hanscom report, calling first 'cavalier' on environmental impacts ∙ WGBH ∙ Sarah Betancourt ∙ 6/17/2024

• Hanscom Opponents Look to Healey, new Massport CEO to Stop Expansion ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Erin Tiernan ∙ 6/17/2024

• Letter to the Editor: Why Was the Forum on Hanscom Impact Changed? ∙ Bedford Citizen - opinion ∙ Sue Swanson ∙ 6/10/2024

• Ferry tales? Residents, activists blast Hanscom developer’s ‘inaccurate’ claims ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Erin Tiernan ∙ 6/9/2024

• Letter to the editor: Hanscom developers “shut out the public’s feedback” ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ Jamie McGonagill ∙ 6/6/2024

• Two Really Dumb Things We Might Be Able to Stop: Private jetports, fracked gas pipelines—the zombie projects of the fossil fuel era ∙ Bill McKibben ∙ 5/25/2023

• Plan to expand hangar space for private jets at Hanscom sparks concerns about surge in climate pollution ∙ Boston Globe ∙ David Abel ∙ 5/20/2023

• Corey Provides Personal Perspective on “Historic” Navy Hangar’s Role ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 5/14/2024

• Endangered Historic Places announcement warns against Hanscom expansion ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Laurie O’Neill ∙ 5/1/24

• These Massachusetts landmarks made a new list of the ‘most endangered sites’ in the US ∙ Boston Globe ∙ Tanya Alanez ∙ 5/1/2024

• My Turn: Sign the National Trust petition to fight Hanscom expansion ∙ Anne Sobol ∙ Lincoln Squirrel ∙ 5/1/2024

• ‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds ∙ The Guardian ∙ Oliver Milman ∙ 5/14/2024

• Developers Greenwashing Private Jet Expansion ∙ Boston Herald ∙ Chuck Collins ∙ 5/4/2024

• Climate Change Activists Protest New Private Jet Expansion at Massachusetts Airport ∙ CBS News, WBZ ∙ 4/21/2024

• Climate Activists Disrupt Private Flights at Hanscom Airfield, Protesting Proposed Expansion ∙ XR Boston ∙ 4/20/2024

• Residents Join in Effort at State House to Stop Hanscom Hangar Expansion ∙ The Bedford Citizen ∙ 4/18/25

• Private jet owners want 6,000 new flights over Lexington and Concord. History buffs say no way ∙ Beth Treffeisen ∙ Boston.com ∙ 4/3/25

• Healey’s BPL Visit Draws Picket Over Massport Private-Jet Plan ∙ Fenway News ∙ Leslie Pond ∙ 4/2024

• Navy Reports on Continuing Efforts to Restore Contaminated Land ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 4/2/2024

• Commission Says Hangar Project Unworthy of Historic Tax Credits ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 4/2/2024

• Airfield expansion opponents urge Healey to halt project ∙ Sam Drysdale ∙ State House News Service ∙ 4/2/25

  • Reprinted on 4/6/35 in Sentinel & Enterprise

• Hanscom Airfield Expansion Project Is A Threat to Climate ∙Webster Times ∙ Gary Frank ∙ 3/29/2024

• Guest Column: First Parish Urging Gov. Healey to end private jet expansion plans – Bedford Citizen, 3/19/25

• Hangar Project Foes Say Fuel Deliveries Point to More Jet Flights ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 3/7/2024

• Mothers Out Front Opposed to the Proposed Private Jet Expansion Project ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ LTE: Kay Aubrey ∙ 2/28/2024

• Environmental Impacts of Jets at Hanscom ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ LTE: Christopher O’Keefe ∙ 2/23/2024

• Updated Hanscom expansion plans reduces new hangars to 17 ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Anne O’Connor ∙ 2/21/2024

• As Report Nears Completion, Hanscom Hangar Developer Provides Details ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 2/21/2024

• Environmental impact report on Hanscom expansion will get sneak peek ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Anne O’Connor ∙ 1/17/2024

• WBUR Jim & Margery Show Call-In February 2024 Episode: Skip to the 1:24.45 time stamp to hear Roger Rosen’s question on how the private jet expansion project at Hanscom is in contradiction to our state’s climate goals and Gov. Healey’s response.

• WBUR Jim & Margery Show Call-In January 2024 Episode: Our friends from Extinction Rebellion Boston got on the air and asked Governor Healey, “Why is taxpayer money funding fossil fuel development while MA allows massive private jet buildouts?”

• Inequality and Climate Change ∙ Dollars and Sense ∙ Arthur MacEwan ∙ 1/24/24

2023

• Private Jet Flights Risk the Environment ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ LTE: Kay Aubrey ∙ 12/8/23

• Climate activists protest at office of Hanscom developer ∙ CommonWealth Magazine ∙ Bhaamati Borkhetaria ∙ 12/7/2023

• Developer Confirms Hangar Project Shrinkage; Opponents Unimpressed ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 11/28/2023

• Aircraft Emissions Study Hinges on Supplemental Funding [says HFAC] ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 11/28/2023

• Hanscom Environmental Impact Report Now Targeted for Winter ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 11/28/2023

• New Englanders are fighting against new infrastructure for carbon-intensive billionaire travel. If they win, the significance could be global ∙ Fortune ∙ Chuck Collins ∙ 11/14/2023

• How to stop private jet expansion at Hanscom (or anywhere) ∙ The Climate Minute ∙ Massachusetts Climate Action Network ∙ 11/8/2023

• Should Hanscom accept more private jet traffic? A new report explains who is flying where. ∙ The Climate Minute ∙ Massachusetts Climate Action Network ∙ 11/1/2023

• Developer Confirms Hangar Project Shrinkage; Opponents Unimpressed ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 10/18/2023

• Fifth-Grader Takes on the Powerful Climate-Polluting Private Jet Set ∙ Inequality ∙ Kalea Foo ∙ 10/17/2023

• Hanscom expansion faces more opposition ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Anne O’Connor ∙ 10/16/2023

• Bedford Residents Encouraged after Rally Opposing Jet Expansion ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 10/10/2023

• Private jets, public interest: Clash over bid to expand Hanscom space ∙ Boston Globe ∙ Various Authors ∙ 10/7/2023

• Lincolnites were out in force at State House on Oct 2 ∙ Boston Herald ∙ Trish O’Hagan and Alex Chatfield ∙ 10/5/2023

• New England Climate Activists Press for No New Private Jet Infrastructure ∙ Common Dreams ∙ 10/4/2023 ∙ Chuck Collins

• Climate Activists warn Hanscom Airfield expansion will worsen private jet emissions ∙ GBH News ∙ 10/4/2023

• Advocates press Healey to scrap Hanscom expansion ∙ CommonWealth Magazine ∙ State House News Service ∙ Sam Drysdale; Republished in CommonWealth Magazine, NBC Boston, WBZ ∙ 10/3/2023

• Billionaires are responsible for large amounts of climate pollution from Hanscom, a new report finds ∙ Boston Globe∙ David Abel ∙ 10/3/2023

• Protesters say private jet expansion at Hanscom Field would harm the planet for the benefit of billionaires ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ 10/3/2023 ∙ Lauren Feeney

• Tracking New England’s top private jet travelers ∙ Axios Boston ∙ Mike Deehan ∙ 10/3/2023

• Coalition to stop private jet expansion comes to Beacon Hill ∙ WGBH ∙ Bob Seay ∙ 10/2/2023

• Advocates ask Healey to prevent planned private jet hangars at Hanscom Field ∙ Boston Herald ∙ Matthew Medsger ∙ 10/2/2023

• Nearly half of private flights from Hanscom last less than an hour, study shows ∙ WBUR ∙ Andrea Perdomo-Hernandez ∙ 10/2/2023

• Grassroots effort best chance at blocking Hanscom Field expansion for private jets, advocates say ∙ MassterList ∙ Erin Tiernan ∙ Note: MassterList is a newsletter from the Statehouse News Service that reports on events at the Statehouse. ∙ 9/20/2023

• The Barrett Report:  Story on Hanscom & grassroots efforts ∙ Senator Mike Barrett ∙ 9/16/23

• Concord, Bedford, Lincoln and Lexington press governor to stop Hanscom expansion ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Celeste Katz Marston ∙ 8/29/23

• Concord taps outside help for Hanscom fight ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Celeste Katz Marston ∙ 8/15/2023

• FAA wants your input on Hanscom noise ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Anne O’Connor ∙ 8/14/2023

• Select Board Calls for FAA to Improve Noise Metrics, Response ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 8/7/2023

• Mitchell Reviews Bedford’s Many Issues with Hanscom Hangars Plan ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 7/20/2023

• I used to ride private planes. Now I’d rather get arrested protesting them ∙ The Guardian ∙ Abigail Disney∙ 7/20/2023

• Foes of Private Jets Resume Their Protest Thursday ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 7/19/2023

• Local Groups Opposing Hanscom Hanger Expansion Recommend Webinar ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ LTE: Corinne Doud ∙ 6/16/2023

• Private jets are a climate disaster. Hanscom shouldn't allow more ∙ WBUR Cognoscenti ∙ Sabine Von Mering ∙ 6/5/2023

• Carbon emissions is key reason for Hanscom opponents ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ LTE: Bob Andrews ∙ 6/2/23

• Coalition Assembling to Combat Proposed Hanscom Hangar Project ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 5/25/2023

• Hanscom Area Towns (HATS) Committee Reconvenes ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ Julie McCay Turner ∙ 5/25/2023

• Hanscom Field pollution and noise draws ire ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Anne O’Connor ∙ 5/23/2023

• Speak your piece on the future of Hanscom ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ LTE: Mark Gailus ∙ 5/19/23

• Hanscom Field Advisory Commission to Meet on May 16 ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ Julie McCay Turner ∙ 5/11/2023

• Historically, More Hanscom Hangars Don’t Mean Fewer Jets, HFAC Chair Says ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 4/20/2023

• Environmentalist exhorts Concord audience to combat climate change ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Laurie O’Neill ∙ 4/13/2023

• Hanscom Field Advisory Commission to meet on April 18 at 7 p.m. ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ Julie McCay Turner ∙ 4/13/2023

• Hanscom project cancels out community climate efforts ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ LTE: Neil Rasmussen ∙ 3/23/23

• [HFAC] Commission to Scrutinize Individual Aspects of Hangar Proposal ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 3/23/2023

• Hanscom Field Advisory Commission to meet via Zoom on Tuesday, March 21 ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ Julie McCay Turner ∙ 3/19/2023

• [HFAC] Commission Chair Wonders If Silicon Bank Relates to Hanscom Project ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 3/16/2023

• Local officials seek electric planes, other changes, to reduce Hanscom expansion impact ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Anne O’Connor & Jennifer Lord Paluzzi ∙ 3/10/23

• Community Conversation: Civic Engagement Draws Good Crowd, Good Discussion ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ Julie McCay Turner ∙ 3/10/23

• Lexingtonians voice concerns over proposed Hanscom development as MEPA issues certificate ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ Julie McCay Turner ∙ 3/2/23

• MEPA site visit and Zoom session for development at Hanscom Field ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ Julie McCay Turner ∙ 3/2/2023

• State Agency Wants Developer to Consider Fewer Hangars ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 2/28/2023

• Some Activists, Officials Call for Banning Fossil Fuels in New Hangars ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 02/22/23

• Town Submits Widespread Reactions, Recommendations on Hangar Plan ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 02/16/23

• Bedford Mothers Out Front Say “No” to Hanscom Hangar Project ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ LTE: Carol Kelly ∙ 2/16/23

• The high carbon cost of private air travel at Hanscom ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ LTE: Laura Davis ∙ 2/16/23

• Private plane rental is ‘questionable service’ ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ LTE: Mark L. Murphy ∙ 2/16/23

• Focus on Concord’s needs ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ LTE: Martha Weaver ∙ 2/16/23

• Hartwell Farms Residents Oppose Hanscom North Airfield Development ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ LTE: Richard Baughman ∙ 2/14/23

• Area residents and officials protest Hanscom expansion proposal∙ The Lincoln Squirrel ∙ 02/12/23

• ‘Fuel Farm’ Planned for New Hanscom Hangar Complex ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 02/07/23

• Environmentalist exhorts Concord audience to combat climate change ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Laurie O’Neill ∙ 02/07/23

• Hanscom proposal would add 27 hangars; Concord keeps close watch ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Anne O’Connor ∙ 02/07/23

• Developers propose big expansion at Hanscom Field ∙ The Lincoln Squirrel ∙ 02/05/23

• Proposed Hangar Project Sparks Regional Concerns ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 02/03/23

• Community Announcement: MEPA site visit and Zoom session for development at Hanscom Field ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ Julie McCay Turner ∙ 2/2/2023

• Disturbed by Hanscom private jet story ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ LTE: Ira N. Goldman ∙ 2/2/23

• Agency to Host Site Visit, Remote ‘Consultation’ on Hanscom Proposal ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 02/01/23

• Massport Official on Hangar Plan: We’ve Only Just Begun ∙ Bedford Citizen∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 01/30/23

• Window Opens for Public Comments on Massive Hangar Proposal ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 1/26/2023

• Private jet rentals take off at Hanscom ∙ Concord Bridge ∙ Anne O’Connor ∙ 1/24/2023

• North Airfield Hangar Space Proposal Exceeds 495,000 Square Feet ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 01/16/23

• FAA Call for Public Comment Closes Tuesday  RE Land Swap at Hanscom Field ∙ Lexington Observer ∙ Julie McCay Turner ∙ 1/13/2023

2022 and earlier

• According to Massport New North Airfield Development Will Not Include Fueling ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 6/22/2022

• Massport Awards Contract to North Airfield Ventures, LLC, for new Facility off Hartwell Road ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 6/16/2022

• Navy Hangar Owner, Massport Negotiating Land Swap ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ Mike Rosenberg ∙ 7/2/2021

• GSA Announces that Bedford Hangar Sale has been Completed ∙ Bedford Citizen ∙ 6/3/2019