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Board denies petition to regulate ocean-going cruise ships, saying state lacks authority
Summary
DEQ recommended and the board voted to deny a petition seeking state rules for cruise ships (low-sulfur fuel, scrubber ban, shore power, wastewater limits and independent monitoring), citing state law and federal limits on regulating mobile sources.
The State Air Pollution Control Board voted to deny a petition requesting state-specific regulations for ocean-going passenger cruise ships after DEQ staff and legal counsel advised the board the state lacks authority to regulate those mobile sources.
Mike Dowd, presenting DEQs analysis, said the petition (filed 09/30/2024 by Robert Hodgson) requested that the board mandate low-sulfur fuel, ban open-loop scrubbers, require shore power, restrict dumping of gray and black water, and require incident reporting and independent…
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