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
But a job-killer as well. Today, the FMC voted 2-1 to put the Clean Trucks Plan of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on ice for more than 45 days by attempting to freeze the Ports' ability to...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
Our friends at the Federal Maritime Commission ("FMC") are at it again. Not satisfied with having sued the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to roll back the environmental gains those ports have made through their Clean Trucks Plan,...continued→
Posted by David Pettit in Curbing Pollution
"Cross examination is the greatest engine for ascertaining truth" is a justly-famous line from Wigmore on Evidence. Apparently the Federal Maritime Commission isn't interested in the truth. In a post on October 30, 2008, I talked about the unwarranted decision...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
On June 13, 2008, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) wrote to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and stated that the FMC would “allow the early effectiveness” of the Ports’ agreement that authorized the Ports to cooperate in...continued→
