The Port of Los Angeles, one of the busiest seaports in the world, has some new and unusual leadership. It’s all part of a turn of events for ports. They’re under unprecedented pressure to reduce air pollution as it becomes clear their emissions equal millions of cars on the road each day. Living on Earth’s Ingrid Lobet has the latest installment in the series “The Haze Over Trade.”
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