State regulators set zero-emission rules to clean up the air around ports and rail yards. But clean air in California has always been a Sisyphean goal.
California just took another step to burnish its reputation as a leader in fighting pollution. Last month, the state’s air regulators set, including a requirement for all cargo trucks entering seaports and rail yards to be “zero-emission” by 2035.
This plan reflects the contradiction that has long characterized California’s air policy. The state seems at the forefront of pace-setting regulations — but it pursues those regulations because it has bad air. This year the American Lung Assn. reportedin the nation, a title we’ve held all but one of the last 24 years.
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