Dateline: Los Angeles/Long Beach

From Clean to Clunker: The Economics of Emissions Control

April 15, 2010

Less than a week before the trucking industry puts the U.S. EPA award-winning LA Clean Trucks Program on trial, a new report issued by several reputable “blue-green” organizations warns that Southern California trucking companies must resume financial responsibility for their fleet or the new engines will pollute.

Port drivers who lack sufficient resources to properly maintain their company’s clean trucks and are often forced to skimp on repairs stood alongside their environmental, community and labor advocates to present “From Clean to Clunker: The Economics of Emissions Control” to the Los Angeles Boards of Harbor Commissioners.