Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
Last night, there was a hearing at the Port of Long Beach about the Port's decision to settle the American Trucking Association case on terms that I think are so weak that they are a setback to clean air and...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
My blog posts of October 19 and 28 about the Port of Long Beach's settlement of the trucking industry's lawsuit against it generated two canned responses and a number of real ones. I also received a "Dear David" letter from...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
To follow up my blog post of October 19, 2009, here is the text of a letter that was sent today by the following organizations to the Port of Long Beach: California School Employees Association, Long Beach Chapter; Coalition for Clean...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
Today the Port of Long Beach violated the public trust and sold out the citizens of Long Beach by approving a worthless settlement agreement with the American Trucking Association ("ATA") in ATA's lawsuit against the Los Angeles ports' clean trucks...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
Next Monday, April 27, 2009, U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder will rule on the American Trucking Association's ("ATA") request for a preliminary injunction in ATA's lawsuit against the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. I'm writing to sketch...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
Yesterday, United States District Judge Richard Leon denied the application of the Federal Maritime Commission ("FMC") for an injunction to put the Clean Trucks Plans of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on ice. I've blogged about the...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
After the Ninth Circuit's recent decision in the lawsuit brought by the American Trucking Association ("ATA") against the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, District Court Judge Snyder asked the parties to file additional briefs for an April 27,...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
Yesterday, industry lobbyists from the American Trucking Association ("ATA") posted a piece on ATA's web site asserting that NRDC, the port of Los Angeles and the Mayor of Los Angeles have not been truthful in talking about the potential consequences...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
A federal court ruling today put at risk all the trucking-related clean air gains that NRDC and its community and labor partners have forced the Southern California Ports to support in the last several years. From the Ports' standpoint, what...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Green Enterprise
It's a bit cool here for a California boy: 16 degrees and the wind is blowing. Fortunately, there is an Irish bar near the hotel. Wednesday afternoon I attended two workshops: building a sustainable supply chain, and state and regional...continued→
