Archive for April 2014
Seattle, Tacoma get EPA grants for clean diesel initiatives
The ports of Seattle and Tacoma received nearly $2 million In grants under a new Environmental Protection Agency initiative that recognizes U.S. ports for improving environmental performance and sustainability.
It’s a great move because port areas generate some of the worst diesel emission problems in the nation, whether it’s from the cargo ships that dock at terminals without powering down their engines, the terminal equipment that services the ships, or the hundreds of trucks moving to and from terminals to load and unload the cargo. Read the rest of this entry »
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Written by William DiBenedetto
21 April, 2014 at 4:19 am
Posted in alternative energy, climate change, environment, pollution, ports, sustainability, water
Tagged with environment, EPA, Hueneme, Maryland Port Administration, PNW, pollution, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma, ports, sustainability, transportation, Virginia Port Authority