Three is a charm when it comes to shooting down the same measure in California -Governor Schwarzenegger said the bill does not provide adequate funding for environmental mitigation for port-generated traffic in the San Joaquin Valley.
The big ban on trucks made before 1989 at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on went into effect this week, and truck drivers and other independent companies are seeing red.
The ports need to respond both to global competitive pressures to expand and to local community pressures to cut pollution, however this article explores the impact on the region’s economy and environmental health in doing so.
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