Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , The Media and the Environment
I'm testifying at EPA's hearing today on its proposed regulation to reduce emissions from the largest, dirtiest diesels in our midst-the huge diesel engines (regulated as "Category 3" engines because of their size) that power the ocean-going vessels (OGVs) at...continued→
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment , U.S. Law and Policy
A day off from congestion pricing (at least in my blogging).Here's why: last month, I wrote a post, “Where’s the rule?” alerting Switchboard readers to our five-year wait for a strong EPA program to reduce pollution from the nation’s dirty...continued→
Posted by Rich Kassel in Curbing Pollution , Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , U.S. Law and Policy
Yesterday, I testified in Congress on Senator Barbara Boxer’s bill (S. 1499, the Marine Vessels Emissions Reduction Act) to require dirty, polluting ocean-going ships to use cleaner fuel within 200 miles of our coasts. (And, by the way, even after...continued→
