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Proposed ban on dirty diesel trucks at Port of Oakland fails
(Contra Costa Times)
June 4, 2009
By Janis Mara Contra Costa Times
A proposed ban on pollutant-spewing trucks at the Port of Oakland failed to gain approval at a Port Commission meeting Tuesday.
The board rejected a ban on truck models older than 1994 that would have taken effect starting Jan. 1, as well as a ban on models from 1994 to 2006 not equipped with filters, as part of its comprehensive truck management program. Later-model trucks have much cleaner emissions technology than those of previous years ...... Read more on Contra Costa Times
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