For many Angelenos, the Burbank airport is a well-loved throwback alternative to LAX. But seven years ago, a sudden shift in flight patterns allowed more flights and forced more of them south of the 101 Freeway. Those of us living under the changed flight paths now contend with a new level of daily noise, air pollution, and huge amounts of black plane soot in our yards, trees and plants.
Several activist groups have labeled this jet superhighway a 'sacrifice zone' - a place where others profit off residents' health and safety degradations. An estimated 10,000 schoolchildren live and study under this jet superhighway, which also spans 75,000 acres of Santa Monica Mountains parkland that is home to a dwindling wildlife population and draws hikers and others from all over.
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