Posts Tagged ‘Coalition for Healthy Ports’

Port Authority Phasing Out Older Port Trucks

By • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

The Port Authority and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a plan to replace some of the heaviest truck polluters at area ports and completely phase out older trucks in the coming years. The $28 million program, partly funded by a $7 million EPA grant, is designed to encourage the owners of up [...]


Follow That Story: New Report Says Port Trucking Causing Public Health Crisis

By • Dec 9th, 2009 • Category: Blog, News

In August, we reported on the fight of truckers and activists to reform the port trucking industry on both the environmental and labor fronts. Today, the Coalition for Healthy Ports has released a study that claims “lax regulation in the national port trucking system has triggered a broad public health crisis” in North Jersey and [...]

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