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| State OKs strict air emission measures
State OKs strict air emission measures
12/8/07 Quote:
Backing up tough actions taken by Los Angeles-area ports, state regulators Friday enacted a strict air emission measure that will ban much of the current fleet of diesel trucks from all ports statewide.
The California Air Resources Board will require all trucks to meet 2007 emission standards by 2014, an effort that mirrors a plan approved by the ports of Los Angelesand Long Beach.
The action came a day after the board required container, passenger and refrigerated vessels to reduce emissions while in port by either plugging into shore-side power grids or using alternative energy sources or fuels, such as liquefied natural gas, to run their lights, refrigeration, pumps and ventilation systems. Deadlines for those alternatives will be phased in beginning in 2010.
The measures, which apply to facilities in San Diego, Port Hueneme, Oakland and San Francisco, are the first of their kind in the nation and are expected to be duplicated by other states.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach account for more than 40% of all containers entering the United States. Trade is expected to double or triple in the next 15 years.
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