Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
Nearly eight years ago, the China Shipping expansion project was approved by the Port of Los Angeles. No project-specific environmental review was performed, no project-specific mitigation was adopted, no project impacts were evaluated. NRDC represented itself, the Coalition for Clean...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice
Two days ago, my colleague Adrian Martinez wrote about a scheduled hearing where the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) would decide whether to file a lawsuit against the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to enjoin all or parts of...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment
As reported in the Los Angeles Times on Saturday, September 13, 2008, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has taken steps that threaten to shut down the entire Clean Trucks Program enacted by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
It was a beautiful day in most of Los Angeles yesterday. I played hooky from work and drove out to the ballpark to see the Dodgers beat the Rockies 3-1. Remarkably, Manny Ramirez stole a base!Unremarkably, 26 miles away, LA’s...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
On June 26, 2008, Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa signed into law a City ordinance, passed by a unanimous vote of the L.A. City Council, enacting the Port of Los Angeles Clean Trucks Program, the most progressive in the nation. If...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
On March 20, 2008, after more than two years of advocacy, negotiation, drafting letters to the editor, meetings with public officials, a notice of intent to sue letter under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act sent to the neighboring...continued→
