Rule Would Cut Pollution At Bay Port
By Denis Cuff
The Bay Area air board, however, is determined to curb emissions from ports, especially at Oakland, a hot spot for concentrations of toxic diesel soot that can aggravate the risk of asthma attacks and the heart and lung problems, regulators say.
"Ports are vitally important to our Bay Area economy, but we cannot afford to overlook the health effects of port air pollution anymore," said Mark Ross, a Martinez city councilman who chairs the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board.
"We need to work with the ports on how to do this," Ross said. "We're forcing their hand so they come up with emission reductions plans, so we don't have to impose it on them." Read the full story.
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