Long Beach

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Communities near the ports say regulators didn't consider their input when weighing a cooperative agreement about pollution from the ports.

Long Beach residents near companies that use methyl bromide are angry that air quality officials didn’t notify them for years and haven’t assessed their health risks. Now officials say more facilities are operating in San Pedro and Compton.

The ports of LA and Long Beach are the biggest sources of air pollution in the LA basin. Air quality officials have drafted new rules to help electrify the ports. But community groups representing 400,000 residents say they don't go far enough or fast enough to clean up their dirty air.

California has an aggressive mandate for zero-emission trucks, which are powered by electricity or hydrogen. But trucking companies face big obstacles — and people are still breathing dangerous diesel exhaust.

The slowdown comes as the governor lauds his record as tough on oil companies. His administration requested several more years to force companies to detect and fix leaks.

Southern California's twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handle as much as 40% of the nation's maritime trade and support hundreds of thousands of jobs. But they are taken for granted, and could eventually lose their competitive edge.

Imminent labor negotiations at ports in California and along the West Coast could either improve or worsen the supply chain crisis.

A look at one polluted region — the LA/Long Beach port communities — targeted for clean-air priority under California’s environmental justice law.

Hampered by worker illnesses and pandemic restrictions, government offices are getting creative. Obtaining building permits, paying bills and other services have moved online. But what about residents who don’t have computer access?