Working together to build a more prosperous and sustainable future was the focus of the Third Pacific Ports Clean Air Collaborative Conference (PPCAC) held this week at the Port of Los Angeles. The international conference, which concluded, drew about 125 participants representing ports from around the Pacific Rim, Asia, the Americas, Europe and Australia. Also on hand for the two-day conference were representatives from well-known shipping and cruise lines, terminal operators, regulatory agencies, think tanks and environmental consultants."Enormous gains have been made in reducing emissions tied to goods movement," said Jared Blumenfeld, Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pacific Southwest Region, who was a keynote speaker at the conference and urged attendees to continue their efforts. "But as the U.S. moves toward its goal of increasing exports, we need to make goods movement cleaner. Not only is it better for the environment, it also helps improve the health of those who live in the desperately disadvantaged communities where many of these rail, trucking and shipping hubs are located."
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