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June 18, 2009
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- cleanair, cleantrucks, cleantrucksprogram, federalmaritimecommission, portoflongbeach, portoflosangeles, portpollution, ports
This week, the Federal Maritime Commission decided to file a motion to withdraw its lawsuit against the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the nation's two busiest ports. Reversing, the Bush-era decision to thwart efforts by these ports to...continued→
April 1, 2009
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, Solving Global Warming
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- airpollution, ccleanairactionplan, cleantrucks, cleantrucksprogram, marinepollution, marinevessels, naaqs, nationalambientairqualitystandards, portoflongbeach, portpollution, ports, shippingindustry, shippollution
The Port of Long Beach will shortly release its final environmental review documents for the Middle Harbor Development Project. My, how times have changed since the Pier J debacle of 2004. In 2004, "green" was a four-letter word when talking...continued→
February 25, 2009
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, Moving Beyond Oil
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- cleanair, cleanairactionplan, cleantrucks, cleantrucksprogram, electrictruck, portoflosangeles, portpollution, ports
Hallelujah, the future is here! The Los Angeles Times covered the much anticipated event of the all-electric truck rolling off a Los Angeles assembly line yesterday. Asthma inhalers throughout the region probably trembled as 25 brand new trucks that release no...continued→
February 19, 2009
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
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- cleanair, cleanairactionplan, cleantruckfee, cleantrucks, cleantrucksprogram, containerfee, diesel, dieselpollution, portoflongbeach, portoflosangeles, portpollution
After years of waiting, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach started collecting a container fee to fund cleaner trucks yesterday. To the best of my knowledge, the ports are still operating, and the sky has not fallen as some doomsday...continued→
January 27, 2009
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- cleanair, cleanairactionplan, cleantrucks, cleantrucksprogram, federalmaritimecommission, portoflongbeach, portoflosangeles, portpollution, ports
Ron White from the Los Angeles Times wrote an interesting article today about the Clean Trucks Program. The article examines the hurdles that have been placed in front of the Port of Los Angeles in implementing its landmark program to...continued→
January 21, 2009
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- airpollution, cleanairactionplan, cleantrucks, cleantrucksprogram, diesel, dieselpollution, federalmaritimecommission, portoflongbeach, portoflosangeles, portpollution, ports
The opaque halls of the Federal Maritime Commission will be active in February when it must decide whether to continue its path of obstructionism and block the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach from collecting a clean truck fee, virtually crippling...continued→
October 28, 2008
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
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- 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→
October 21, 2008
Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution
, Environmental Justice
, Health and the Environment
, Moving Beyond Oil
, The Media and the Environment
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- 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→
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→
