EJ Groups Clash With Industry, Labor Over L.A. Air District Deal With Ports

Environmental and equity groups are clashing with industry and labor unions over the Los Angeles regional air district’s proposed deal with major ports to reduce air pollution at the facilities, including a provision in which the district would not pursue any new regulations on port sources of emissions for five years. “We oppose the decision to allow the ports to self-regulate,” said Dori Chandler, policy advocate with the Coalition for Clean Air, in a Nov. 7 press release, after the...