Environmental
Apr. 21, 2010
Trial Puts Spotlight On Ports
Over the past decade, business at the Port of Los Angeles has boomed. It is the nation's busiest port, contributing $5.1 billion in state and local revenue in 2008. But the success has come at a price.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Over the past decade, business at the Port of Los Angeles has boomed. It is the nation's busiest port, shuttling 7.8 million cargo containers and contributing $5.1 billion in state and local revenue in 2008.
But the success has come at a price. Combined with emissions from the adjacent Port of Long Beach, port pollution causes thousands of premature deaths in neighbor...
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