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'Clean Trucks' * USA - Supporters Lobby Commission
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -The Los Angeles Business Journal, by RICHARD CLOUGH -15 Oct 2008: -- The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports kicked off their controversial truck replacement programs two weeks ago, but the battles over the environmental plan have not stopped... Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein has reached out to the Federal Maritime Commission, asking them not to block the program, which aims to slash diesel truck emissions by as much as 80 percent... The commission, which regulates international shipping, is currently assessing whether the costs associated with the program hinder international commerce. The commission has until Nov. 2 to decide if it will ask a judge to block the program... The environmental benefits of the plan, Feinstein said in a letter to the federal agency, outweigh the potential drawbacks of rising shipping rates...
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