California agency approves warehouse rule for air quality
CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press
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1of3A semi-truck turns into an Amazon Fulfillment center in Eastvale, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Southern California air quality regulators are considering a rule that would curb emissions from trucks that ferry goods from the growing number of massive warehouses run by Amazon and other companies. Areas around the facilities have weathered increased pollution affecting largely minority communities. The warehouse rule will be voted on, by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)Watchara Phomicinda/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3A semi-truck turns into an Amazon Fulfillment center in Eastvale, Calif. on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Southern California air quality regulators are considering a rule that would curb emissions from trucks that ferry goods from the growing number of massive wareh
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Dr. Joe Lyou, CEO of the Coalition for Clean Air, walks through the legal necessity of South Coast AQMD s proposed Indirect Source Rule, which aims to accelerate the transition to zero-emission technologies and fleet electrification. May 6, 2021, 10am PDT | Clare Letmon Share
Last week, environmental and community groups reached a $47 million settlement with the developer of a proposed mega-warehouse in Moreno Valley to invest up to $50 million in solutions to electrify the facility. With the exponential rise of e-commerce in the last decade, the resulting increase in diesel truck traffic serving the booming logistics industry is both a growing sector of the economy and a significant contributor to air pollution in the region. To address the disproportionate health impacts of the industry on neighboring communities,�
Moreno Valley, CA
Environmental and community groups reached a landmark settlement today with the developer of the World Logistics Center Project in Moreno Valley, California to invest up to $47 million in electric vehicles (EV) and equipment, rooftop solar, EV charging stations, and other solutions to electrify the facility and reduce harms to local air quality, wildlife, and the climate.
A coalition of environmental justice and conservation groups has worked to reduce the World Logistics Center’s harmful impacts for close to 10 years, and the groups have filed three lawsuits filed since 2015 over the project. The 40.6 million square foot development is roughly the size of three Central Parks, making it the world s largest master-planned warehouse development, and needs zero-emissions and electrification to address air pollution impacts. Residents of the Inland Empire region where the project is located breathe some of the most polluted air in the United States. U
For Immediate Release, April 29, 2021
Contact:
Zoe Woodcraft, Earthjustice, (818) 606-7509, zwoodcraft@earthjustice.org
Joe Lyou, Coalition for Clean Air, (213) 223-6866, joe@ccair.org
Southern California Mega-Warehouse Will Heavily Electrify Operations, Per Landmark Agreement Worth $47 Million
World Logistics Center Settlement Could Spark Industry Trend to Protect Air Quality, Climate, Wildlife
MORENO VALLEY,
Calif. Environmental and community groups reached a landmark settlement today with the developer of the World Logistics Center Project in Moreno Valley, California to invest approximately $47 million in electric vehicles and equipment, rooftop solar, EV charging infrastructure, and other solutions to electrify the facility and reduce harms to local air quality, wildlife and the climate.
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The early days of the Biden Administration have given commercial users and providers of transportation and logistics services a lot to consider. In the first week of his presidency alone, President Biden signed 22 executive orders as well as numerous presidential proclamations and memoranda, far more than any past president. These presidential actions were primarily designed to address the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, immigration, and undoing various policies implemented by the Trump Administration. Likewise, new political appointments to federal agencies such as the U.S. Department of Transportation will undoubtedly begin to exert influence on overall policy direction.