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  - Health costs to Californians, so far this year, of port related pollution in California.
The Ports of LA  Long Beach Clean Air Action Plan passed in November 2006, and 0 clean trucks service the ports.
Port Pollution Facts
  • In Long Beach, 20% of children under 17 have been diagnosed with asthma - nearly twice the national average.
  • $67 million: The cost of respiratory problems associated with ports in CA.
  • Diesel Exhaust is responsible for 84% of the cancer risk from air pollution in the Southern California Air Basin.
  • $19 BILLION: Cost on health system due to port pollution. average.
  • Each day the Port of LA emits over 30 tons of NOx, while a half a million cars emits less than 24 tons and the average power plant emits less than 5 tons.
  • 2,400 - Estimated number of premature deaths caused by diesel emissions.
  • 800,000: Number of children that pollution reduction could save from lung disease.
  • Each day the Port of Los Angeles emits over 30 tons of NOx, while a half a million cars emits less than 24 tons and the average power plant emits less than 5 tons.

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Who's Helping

The solutions to a clean, sustainable, and socially equitable goods movement system will be enacted by a diverse set of stakeholders: for example, organizations within communities and within regional collaborations, local, state, federal and international leaders and experts, and innovators in public and private spheres. 

Here you'll find a selection of groups that are working on solutions towards this common purpose.

National
California
Southern California/Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area
Houston


 National

Natural Resources Defense Council
Rain Forest Action Network
Environmental Defense Fund
Sierra Club
Union of Concerned Scientists
American Lung Association
Change to Win
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Friends of the Earth
Bluewater Network
Brookings Institution
United Nations
The Apollo Alliance
SmartPower
PlugInAmerica
Institute for the Analysis of Global Security 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 


California

 

Coalition for Clean Air
American Lung Association of California
Communities for a Better Environment
California Communities Against Toxics
California Environmental Rights Alliance
BREATHE California
Green California
Community Action to Fight Asthma
Sierra Club California
California Infrastructure Coalition


Los Angeles/Southern California

 

East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Coalition For A Safe Environment
Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice
Occidental College – Urban and Environmental Policy Initiative
USC/UCLA - Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center 
Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports 
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Long Beach Alliance for Children with Asthma
Physicians for Social Responsibility – Los Angeles
Sierra Club Los Angeles – Harbor Vision Taskforce
Port Community Advisory Committee – Port of Los Angeles
San Pedro Homeowners Association
Los Angeles County Federation of Labor
Harbor Watts Economic Development Corporation
Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice
Green LA Port Working Group
Progressive Christians United
San Pedro Democratic Club
Society for Positive Action 
Earth Day LA 
BREATHE L.A.
South Coast Interfaith Council


 Bay Area

Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO
East Bay Community Law Center
Ditching Dirty Diesel Collaborative
Center for Environmental Health
Oakland Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports
Bay View Hunters Point Community Advocates 
Pacific Institute
West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project
Oakland ACORN
Regional Asthma Management Plan (RAMP)
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
Bay Area Clean Air Task Force
California Healthy Communities Network
Clean Water Action
Earthjustice
Healthy San Leandro Environmental Collaborative
Sierra Club Northern Alameda County Group
Urban Habitat
Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice
BREATHE California Golden Gate
Alameda County Department of Public Health
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights


 Houston

Citizens League for Environmental Action Now 
Citizens Transportation Coalition
Galveston Houston Association for Smog Prevention
Mothers for Clean Air
Audubon- Houston Chapter
Sierra Club Lone Star Local Chapter
Environmental Defense Fund