UNION CALL FOR PORT EMISSIONS CUTS COULD BOOST STATE AIR QUALITY PLANS

A major dockworker union's call for emission cuts at the nation's ports could provide the political clout necessary for stringent controls on diesel emissions from ships and other port vehicles by state and local governments, in the face of industry concerns that such rules could harm ports' competitiveness, union officials and other sources say. The 60,000-member International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) is teaming up with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) to campaign for a 20 percent reduction in...