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US Ports Get Graded on Protecting Public Health
A coalition of national and community-based organizations launched the Clean Ports Report Card Project — a first-of-its-kind accountability tool, grading major U.S. ports on their progress to cut em…
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Port of New York and New Jersey Has A Solid Foundation, Can Improve to Protect Health and Stay Globally Competitive
NEW YORK — The Port of New York and New Jersey was recognized as a “Healthier Harbor” in a new national Clean Ports Report Card released today. earning a high score for its efforts to modernize…
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Port of NOLA Needs to Catch Up to Meet Clean Ports Standards
Advocates call for more community collaboration; fragmented efforts and a lack of an emissions inventory leave communities at risk
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Port of Houston Harms Health of Communities
Advocates call for more community collaboration and for the Port to update its infrastructure to improve air quality and deliver economic prosperity.
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Port of San Diego Recognized for Clean Air Innovation
Standout achievements include first-in-the-nation all-electric tugboat and cranes that produce zero pollution as models for other ports to follow.
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Whales in California From Ship Strikes
This is not the first time we have gone toe-to-toe with the federal government for failing to assess the grave risks that shipping poses for marine life.
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Lawsuit Seeks to Protect U.S. Waters From Ship Pollution, Invasive Species
WASHINGTON — The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth sued the Environmental Protection Agency today for failing to finalize nationwide standards that would protect U.S. waterway…
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Big Wins for Endangered Orcas in Defense Spending Bill
These new measures will give Southern Resident orcas and other marine mammals a better chance of survival in the Pacific Northwest.
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect U.S. Waters From Ship Pollution, Invasive Species
WASHINGTON — The Center for Biological Diversity and Friends of the Earth filed a notice of intent today to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to finalize nationwide standards to…
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Court rules on No Discharge Zone, blocking lingering Trump Admin attempt to allow vessels to dump sewage into Puget Sound
Decision upholds Puget Sound ‘No Discharge Zone,’ keeping ship & boat sewage out of water, key step toward restoring one of nation’s most important inland seas