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Senate committee approves collaborative planning bill for ports amid dispute with air district
Summary
SB 34 would require the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to prepare assessments and a coordinated infrastructure plan to meet zero‑emission goals while prohibiting caps on cargo throughput; proponents called for collaboration, opponents warned it would limit local air‑quality enforcement.
Senator Richardson introduced SB 34, which would require the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach to prepare assessments on energy demand and supply, costs, funding sources, workforce impacts and environmental considerations related to goods‑movement decarbonization.
Marvin Pineda of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union said the ports and longshore workers have delivered large reductions in particulate and nitrogen oxide emissions…
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