| The sprawling Port of Los Angeles is
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| | polluting bunker fuel idle at the docks
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| located on San Pedro Bay in Los Angeles,
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| | because most have no ability to utilize
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| CA, about 20 miles south of the city's
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| | shore-generated electricity. Diesel
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| downtown. Also called the Los Angeles
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| | trailer trucks and locomotives idle while
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| Harbor, it spreads over 7,500 acres of
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| | they sit and wait to be loaded and
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| both land and waterfront property. It is
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| | unloaded. An environmental regulatory
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| nearby the Port of Long Beach, and is the
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| | agency did a study that found that air
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| busiest port in the U.S., with more than
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| | pollution from the port is responsible
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| 16,000 employees.
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| | for 2,000 cases of cancer per million
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| The port complex is an independent,
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| | people. The more than 45 tons of nitrogen
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| self-sufficient department of the city of
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| | oxides generated on a daily basis by port
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| Los Angeles. Oversight is provided by a
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| | vessels nearly matches the amount from
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| five-member board of Harbor Commissioners
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| | the 350 largest factories and refineries
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| that are appointed by the Los Angeles
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| | in the area. That amount is expected to
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| mayor and approved by the City Council,
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| | rise 70 percent by 2022.
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| and is administered by an executive
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| | Coping with these environmental issues is
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| director.
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| | a daily test for the port. Attempts have
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| It is also the largest cruise ship hub on
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| | been made to ameliorate the pollution
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| the West Coast and has three berths for
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| | problem with a variety of strategies that
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| ships, which carry more than 1 million
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| | include cleaner-burning vehicles and more
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| passengers on an annual basis. The cruise
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| | efficient cargo-handling.
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| center is posited to be the country's
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| | In addition, a 2.8 million dollar Clean
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| most secure cruise location. It has a
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| | Air Program initiative was initiated by
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| security patrolled long-term parking lot
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| | the board of Harbor Commissioners in
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| that has over 2,500 spaces. When cruise
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| | 2002, aimed at reducing polluting
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| ships are in dock, shuttles move
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| | emissions from vessels and cargo-handling
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| passengers and luggage between the
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| | gear. To hasten the implementation of
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| parking lot and the cruise ship.
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| | emission reductions through the use of
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| Regrettably, with the huge volume of
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| | new, cleaner-burning equipment, 52
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| business that the port does, air
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| | million dollars has been allocated
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| pollution remains a big issue. Large
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| | through 2008.
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| container ships running on highly
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