,,,Harboring Pollution: Strategies to Clean Up US Ports

Harboring Pollution: Strategies to Clean Up US Ports


 

Publication Date: January 2004

Publisher: Natural Resources Defense Council

Author(s): Todd R. Campbell; Gina M. Solomon; Thomas Plenys; Diane Bailey

Research Area: Environment; Transportation

Type: Report

Abstract:

Marine ports in the United States are major hubs of economic activity and major sources of pollution. Enormous ships with engines running on the dirtiest fuel available, thousands of diesel truck visits per day, mile-long diesel locomotives hauling cargo and other polluting equipment, and activities at marine ports cause an array of environmental impacts that can seriously affect local communities and the environment.