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j N c > Results The Clean Trucks Program: victory and opposition In October the Coalition for Clean Air (CCA) and our partners celebrated the one-year anniversary of the adoption of the Clean Trucks Program by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Since the program’s rollout, thousands of the dirtiest diesel trucks have been taken out of service and replaced by cleaner counterparts. The emissions reduced in the first year alone were equivalent to the amount produced by 200,000 automobiles on Southern California’s highways. This success has not come without litigious opposition from the American Trucking Associations, and in April, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a preliminary injunction against portions of the Clean Trucks Program. One enjoined element is central to the sustainability of a program to clean up port trucks: a Port of Los Angeles requirement that trucking firms employ their drivers. This provision is widely supported by CCA and a broad coalition of environmental organizations because companies, not low-wage drivers, should be responsible for the ongoing maintenance and turnover of a clean fleet. Clean air coming to port-adjacent schools With the help of our partners at Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and other community groups, we achieved an important agreement to help protect the health of children, teachers and school employees working and studying in close proximity to the Port of Los Angeles. Two years in the making, this agreement launches a program to install state-of-the-art air filtration systems in schools located near the port. Children are among the most vulnerable to the dangers of air pollution. Childhood asthma rates in communities adjacent to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are staggering at 21.9%, compared to 15.6% for the Los Angeles region and 14.2% nationally. With $6 million provided from a settlement over a port expansion project known as TraPac, the South Coast Air Quality Management District will administer a comprehensive five-year school air filtration program for the harbor area. While air filters in schools are not the answer to our air pollution problem, they offer a proven way to dramatically improve indoor air quality. “ Our port communities, particularly our children, have suffered far too long from the negative effects of port pollution. We know that there are [more than 1 million] school absences statewide each year due to cargo-related pollution. Hopefully, this air filtration program in schools will help keep our children healthier. This is exactly the type of project the community benefits money was intended for. ” — Los Angeles Councilwoman Janice Hahn CCA is aiding the defense of the Clean Trucks Program in federal court. Simultaneously, we are working with federal legislators to protect this program and ensure the ability of ports across the country to adopt similar long-term clean air strategies. CCA Interim Executive Director Martin Schlageter speaks alongside Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (left) and Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster (right) at a press conference for clean trucks at the Port of Los Angeles Photo. by Emilio Flores/La Opinión. Coalition for Clean Air 12 2009 Annual Report
current campaigns San Joaquin Valley air pollution Protecting Central Californians from the dirtiest air in the country Coalition for Clean Air 13 2009 Annual Report
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