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Under New Leadership, Federal Maritime Commission Backs Down—Another Cavil Hurdle Displaced on the Road to Clean Air at the Ports of LA and Long Beach

June 18, 2009

Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
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

The Federal Maritime Commission Needs A Lesson In Transparency

May 19, 2009

Posted by Adrian Martinez in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
federalmaritimecommission, freedomofinformationact, publichealth

Back in October, the NRDC filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Federal Maritime Commission related to the agency's review of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach's Clean Trucks Programs.  Specifically, NRDC was interested in...continued

Speed Bumps for Clean Trucks Program At Port of Los Angeles

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

Is the Seventh Time a Charm? Federal Maritime Commission Will Decide Whether to Place Industry Profits Over the Lives of Angelinos

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

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

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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