Santa Monica Airport is surrounded by densely populated neighborhoods. For years, the city has tightly regulated noise pollution with strict rules about when planes can take off and land -- but that doesn't protect neighbors from air pollution. Now some local officials are talking about getting rid of the airport altogether, even if that means taking on the federal government.
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