The truth about California’s life-saving, clean air shipping waivers – protecting workers, families and business investments
House votes next week could upend California clean-air waivers already protecting port communities and backed by hundreds of millions in infrastructure investments alone. The House is expected to vote next week on resolutions involving two longstanding California clean-air programs governing pollution from ships and commercial harbor craft. The Rules Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, ...
California is set to vote on resolutions that could potentially overturn clean-air waivers protecting port communities, backed by millions in infrastructure investments. The House is expected to vote next week on two resolutions concerning California's Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth and Commercial Harbor Craft authorizations. These resolutions raise concerns about the use of the Congressional Review Act to overturn Clean Air Act waivers, which have been treated as adjudicatory orders rather than standard federal rules.
The resolutions could potentially impact hundreds of millions already invested by California ports and private companies in shore-power and related electrification infrastructure. The vote comes amid a legal battle in federal court, with California seeking an express ruling on the treatment of the authorizations. Environmental advocates argue that reversing these regulations would disproportionately burden businesses, workers, and communities living near ports, who are already burdened by increased health risks and healthcare costs from shipping pollution.
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