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FMC and NEPA: Allow Me to Introduce You

October 28, 2008

Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment

Tags:
airpollution, california, cleanairactionplan, cleantrucksprogram, federalmaritimecommission, NEPA, portoflongbeach, portoflosangeles, portpollution, trucks

Tomorrow, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will hear, in closed session, a report from its staff that may urge the Commissioners to approve filing a lawsuit against the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to enjoin the entire or...continued

No Breathing in the Harbor

October 21, 2008

Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , The Media and the Environment

Tags:
cleanairactionplan, cleantrucks, cleantrucksprogram, goodsmovement, goodsmovementpollution, portoflongbeach, portoflosangeles, portpollution, proposition65

In a slick campaign-style advertisement, the operators at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles ran a Proposition 65 notice in the Los Angeles Times last week.  Proposition 65 is a California law that protects residents from toxic substances, and the agreement...continued

Weather Forecast--Sky Still Up There: Ports of LA and Long Beach Start Clean Trucks Programs

October 1, 2008

Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment

Tags:
airpollution, cleanairactionplan, cleantrucks, cleantrucksprogram, portoflongbeach, portoflosangeles, portpollution

Today marks an historic day for Southern California residents.  The ports of Los Angeles and Long  Beach started their clean trucks programs, which will pay huge dividends to the health of harbor area residents.  Today, some of the oldest, most...continued

A Smarter Global Shipping Industry

September 26, 2008

Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
diesel, portoflongbeach, portoflosangeles, ports, shippingindustry, shippollution, windpower

Ben Hewitt wrote a very interesting piece in Discover Magazine online about upcoming technologies to clean up the shipping industry.  Of particular note, the article describes some of the externalities of global shipping, including greenhouse gas emissions, traditional air pollution...continued

Keep on Truckin: Ports of LA and LB Clean Trucks Programs Moving Forward

September 24, 2008

Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment

Tags:
CleanAir, CleanTrucks, Diesel, FMC, LongBeach, LosAngeles, Maritime, MaritimeCommission, PortPollution, trucks

When I was thirteen years old, I purchased a "keep on truckin" patch that I placed on my backpack.  Back then, I thought it was a pretty cool design, but I did not know much about Robert Crumb or for...continued

Freight Train Blues

September 4, 2008

Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment

Tags:
california, diesel, intermodalrail, portoflosangeles, railroads, shippingindustry, trucks

Doc and Merle Watson, a father/son bluegrass duo from North Carolina, covered an Elizabeth Cotton song called Freight Train Blues.  In some ways, this song should be the anthem of the Los Angeles region because we are definitely suffering from...continued

Adrian Martinez
Adrian Martinez
Project Attorney, Southern California Air Team
Santa Monica
I grew up in eastern North Carolina.  I’d say my introduction to environmentalism actually happened...
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