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Congress Weighs Allowing Supersonic Flights Over US

Roll Call reports: The U.S. has banned domestic commercial supersonic aviation for four decades, but lawmakers could upend those restrictions in the coming weeks even as environmentalists and public health advocates warn that doing so could elevate pollution and climate damage from high speed aircraft. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration. A provision in …

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