Addressing Air Pollution at United States Ports: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 21st report titled: The EPA Needs to Address Increasing Air Pollution at Ports (“Report”) See Report No. 23-E-0033. The stated purpose of this OIG evaluation was to: . . . determine what steps, if any, the EPA is taking to address the increase in air pollution from oceangoing vessels, or OGVs, U.S. maritime ports. OIG cites United States Department of Transportation data indicating that United States ports: . . . continue to handle unprecedented amounts ...
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