Alan Lowenthal tweeted the following:
"At the town hall, I heard stories of living in port-adjacent communities, & the struggles they experience daily because of port/maritime pollution. Passing the #CleanShippingAct will begin to help these communities & mark a major step toward addressing the climate crisis. 4/4"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Alan Lowenthal:
"The Clean Shipping Act is simple: it allows the EPA to require lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions reduction from large vessels that stop at US ports, balancing economic and public health concerns, until we reach our goal of 100% zero emission shipping by 2040. 3/4"Read on Twitter
"On Wed. I joined w/community leaders to speak at a LB town hall event, hosted by @pacenvironment, and with @millerchildrens LB Alliance for Children with Asthma, to discuss how port/maritime pollution impacts our planet, and our local communities every day. 1/4"Read on Twitter
"We spoke about the #InflationReductionActwhich marks our nations largest investment in combating climate change. We also discussed my Clean Shipping Acta bill I introduced a few months agowhich targets many of the maritime pollution issues brought up. 2/4"Read on Twitter
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