The IRL Round Table’s comments on stormwater run-off point to the need for an engineered wetland reservoir to contain and filter all of Kennedy Space Center’s stormwater instead of continuing to use the harmful and long outdated practice of discharging salinity reducing freshwater into canals connected to the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary.
Category Archives: Space
FAA Starship Super Heavy EIS Comments
IRL Roundtable has submitted it’s comments on the upcoming KSC Starship Super Heavy Launch License Environmental Impact Statement.
FAA KSC Starship EIS Scoping Facts
This FAA KSC Starship EIS public scoping fact sheet provides public meeting and commenting details.
Federal Register FAA Notice of Intent To Prepare a KSC Starship Super-Heavy EIS
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the FAA has issued a Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for a SpaceX Starship Super-Heavy launch license at KSC LC-39A.
FAA Scopes KSC Starship Super Heavy Environmental Impact
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of issuing a commercial launch Vehicle Operator License to SpaceX for the Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle at Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida.
Michael Myjak Speaks to Titusville City Council
Michael Myjak speaks to the Titusville City Council about the environmental effects of the commercial space industry and the need for a Spaceport Planning Authority.
Marine Resources Council Comments on Canaveral Starship EIS
We strongly recommend that a Space Force, NASA and Space Florida cooperative authority manage future development at Cape Canaveral Spaceport.
Dr. Al Koller Comments on USSF SpaceX Starship EIS
Cumulative impacts to the community for all EIS areas of infrastructure and services should be identified and expected impacts quantified.
Brevard Environmentalist Lewis Kontnik Comments on Cape Canaveral Starship EIS
it is imperative that the full impacts of this project, combined with all the other rapid development taking place at the Florida Spaceport, must be managed and mitigated in order to ensure that our Brevard quality of life and the sustainability of our recovering Indian River Lagoon be protected.
Atlantic Fishery Comments on Cape Canaveral Starship EIS
Laurilee Thompson comments on the impact of space launches on the Port Canaveral commercial and recreational fishing industry and on a very fragile offshore habitat.