Get the lead out: Silicon Valley lawmakers ramp up call to ban leaded airplane fuel

TWO SILICON VALLEY congressmembers are vowing to take the fight to ban leaded aviation fuel to the White House.

Congressmembers Ro Khanna and Zoe Lofgren renewed calls for the Federal Aviation Administration and Environmental Protection Agency to take immediate action to stop the use of leaded airplane fuel last week at Reid-Hillview Airport in East San Jose. Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, who represents the area and has led the efforts to ban leaded fuel at county-owned airports, joined the federal officials. Airplanes using leaded fuel can no longer refuel at Reid-Hillview Airport as of last August.