Residents have battled the Rancho LPG facility in San Pedro for years. Officials, however, have said through the years that safety measures are in place and the site passes frequent inspections.
California port officials announced an unprecedented increase in harmful emissions last year. Although the increase in pollution was substantial, officials said emissions are still much lower than levels in the mid-2000s.
"When Janet Schaaf-Gunter peered through the window at San Pedro Bay last year, she saw so many cargo ships it looked as if Southern California was on the brink of an invasion."