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With around 84% of all cancer risk from air pollution due to diesel exhaust, the Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program began today immediately banning 2,000 trucks made before 1989. And By 2012, the new law will ban any truck that doesn’t meet the cleanest 2007 emission standards, ultimately taking 16,000 dirty-diesel trucks off the road. The trucking industry fought the plan saying it would "place an unconstitutional and unfair economic burden on port truckers." Compliance checks were in order today but cargo was reportedly moving smoothly.
Today also marked the first day for pet spay/neuter enforcement in Los Angeles.
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Unfortunately, Lowenthal's container tax bill got the Governator's veto today, so no mitigation money from that source is incoming.
As someone who used to have to commute down the 710 towards downtown Long Beach, I can safely say... "IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!"