L.A. Air District Delays Port Sector ISR After Warehouse Rule Draws Suit

August 17, 2021
The Los Angeles air district is advancing efforts to craft a long-elusive deal with port operators to reduce emissions from trucks and other vehicles, rejecting staff advice to develop a controversial “indirect source rule” (ISR) just weeks after a similar rule dealing with warehouses drew a lawsuit from truckers. At an Aug. 6 meeting, the South Coast air district governing board voted 12-1 to pursue a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the ports over the next four months on an...


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