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Cleanup at the Ports * USA - Los Angeles and Long Beach begins to pay off
Older polluting trucks are being barred and electric ones rolled out in the harbors' effort to cut emissions
Los Angeles,CAL,USA -The Los Angeles Times, by Ronald D. White -February 23, 2009: -- An ambitious plan to clean up once-filthy air around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has shifted into high gear... Hundreds of 1988-and-older trucks have been banned since October. Others that don't meet 2007 air pollution standards began paying a $70 fee last week each time they haul cargo to and from the ports. This week, the first of a fleet of electric trucks will debut... On Wednesday, amid confusion and traffic jams, officials launched a much-delayed effort to assess a $70 fee on all trucks that do not meet 2007 air pollution standards each time they haul cargo containers to and from the ports... The fees will be used to help subsidize truckers so that they can lease from the port new low-emissions diesel or natural gas trucks. Under the plan that is expected to start in the coming weeks, truckers would pay 50% to 60% of the truck leases and the fees would cover the rest, plus maintenance... The timing is crucial because Dec. 31 is the next deadline for eliminating or retrofitting 2003 and older trucks... (Photo by Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times - Trucks wait to be checked at the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Center)Labels: Clean Trucks Program
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