The South Coast Air Quality Management District has broken its promise to implement necessary pollution rules for the ports of L.A. and Long Beach, caving to powerful interests.
The air-quality agency has proposed a weak alternative, requiring ports to plan for zero-emission infrastructure, but this does not mandate any actual emissions reductions.
Southern California must drastically reduce port pollution to meet federal health standards, as the failure to do so results in 1,500 premature deaths annually and rising health crises.
Organized labor and business interests have successfully pressured regulators, undermining efforts to establish necessary clean air rules, putting community health at higher risk.
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