> These claims of leaded gas hurting the children around airport is just the newest in a long list of excuses to close airports so their land can be redeveloped

> These claims of leaded gas hurting the children around airport is just the newest in a long list of excuses to close airports so their land can be redeveloped into more strip malls and condos One thing particularly twisted about that is: 1. The airport announced that it is trying to convert to unleaded fuel 2. Immediately after that announcement, the NIMBYs tried to get an emergency judgement to close the airport (because converting to UL fuel would completely undermine their only semi-legitimate argument for closure) 3. If the airport is closed, and if the lead pollution is truly as bad as they claim, then it will be economically infeasible to re-develop the airport as condos (which is what they're actually trying to do, not save the children) because the ground would be too polluted.