The Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports
Former Truck Driver at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, now with the Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports
PROFILE
Abrica Salvador
Guest
FROM Abrica Salvador
Which Way, L.A.?
Big Rig Pollution and the Port’s Green Truck Program The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach account for almost 25% of the region’s diesel emissions. Studies show human cancer risks fifteen miles inland, and diesel exhaust has been linked to asthma, heart disease and underweight newborns. The Ports have embarked on a massive cleanup effort focusing partly on 16,000 trucks that cause a big part of the problem. That means big money, and today 30 big-rigs caravaned down the 110 Freeway from the Sports Arena to the Ports themselves to raise public attention.
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