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Law Practice

Nov. 1, 2008

Clean Truck Plan Faces Legal Fight

The Federal Maritime Commission could ask a federal court as early as today to block the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach from carrying out their groundbreaking plans to clean up diesel truck pollution.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The Federal Maritime Commission could ask a federal court as early as today to block the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach from carrying out their groundbreaking plans to clean up diesel truck pollution.

The commission, which oversees ocean-borne transport engaged in foreign commerce, voted Wednesday to seek a court injunction against the ports' clean truck program saying aspects of it ar...

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