Articles tagged as: air quality improvements
California Ports Will Buy Cleaner Fuel to Cut Ship Emissions
March 27, 2008
SAN PEDRO, California, March 25, 2008 (ENS) – Los Angeles and Long Beach harbor commissioners Monday approved a plan to subsidize low-sulfur fuel to ships traveling close to the two ports or while docked. The program aims to improve air quality by reducing toxic ship emissions. At a joint meeting in Wilmington, the harbor commissioners [...]
Read More »Kimberly-Clark Settlement Funds Will Clean Everett Air
March 16, 2008
EVERETT, Washington, March 13, 2008 (ENS) – A settlement between the Washington state Department of Ecology and the Kimberly-Clark pulp mill in Everett will fund $125,000 in projects to reduce wood smoke and diesel vehicle pollution in the city. The agreement is part of a $165,000 package to settle a $235,000 penalty Ecology issued over [...]
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