UPDATE 1 — US lawmakers ask FAA to conduct review before allowing Amazon drone hub near Boston

(Adds FAA comment, details after first paragraph) By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) — A group of Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a new environmental review before allowing an Amazon Prime Air drone delivery hub to be located about 30 miles (48.28 km) west of Boston. Massachusetts Democratic US Senators Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Representatives Jim McGovern and Lori Trahan wrote to FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford seeking a new review after communities raised concerns about the planned Westborough hub and its impact on the environment and residents’ quality of life, including noise pollution, health and safety, and privacy. The FAA said it would respond directly to the lawmakers. Amazon did not immediately comment. Here are more details: On September 28, a group of 15 states and a Texas county on Monday sued the FAA over the agency's environmental review of planned commercial drone package delivery rules. The agency in July issued a broad environmental review that allows qualifying drone operators to launch fleets without a site-specific environmental analysis. The states — including New York, California,