Los Angeles area ports revamp proposed air pollution plan (The San Francisco Examiner) LOS ANGELES - Officials at the nation's largest port complex said Monday they have revised their proposed plan to cut air pollution from trucks, ships and cargo-handling equipment. [News Source]

Asbestos dust case settled in El Dorado.

Prosecutors have reached a $350,000 settlement with a pair of El Dorado Hills developers and a construction contractor accused of numerous public health offenses in blasting open hillsides that bear a particularly toxic form of asbestos.

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Responding to Public Comments, the Nation’s Two Largest Ports Revise Plan to Reduce Air Pollution and Health Risks (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) LOS ANGELES & LONG BEACH, Calif.----Acting on recommendations from the public and regulatory agencies, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have revised their landmark Clean Air Action Plan, adding a commitment to explore the use of pollution-based impact fees, increase shore-side electricity and improve bay-wide emission standards to significantly reduce the health risks posed by air [News Source]

Inspections, fines increase sharply as Maricopa cracks down on dust. Air-quality regulators in Maricopa County have issued more citations for violations of dust rules in the first nine months of this year than in any previous year on record. [News Source]

Coal-fueled plant would pose risks, letter says. Des Moines residents will face greater risks for mercury exposure as well as lung and heart diseases if the city approves an ethanol plant fueled by coal, an IA environmental group warned officials. [News Source]

Pontiac plant is honored. General Motors Corp.'s Pontiac Assembly Center has been given an award for good citizenship by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. [News Source]

International Paper tire burn begins this morning. As federal, state and Vermont regulators watched, International Paper's Ticonderoga mill prepared to burn tire chips Monday as part of a two-week trial. [News Source]

Diesel trucks target of port plan. The entire fleet of aging diesel trucks that are a leading cause of unhealthful air around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach would be replaced, possibly at industry cost, according to the final draft of a $2-billion plan. [News Source]

Emissions act cleaned up. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles on Monday released a revised copy of their joint plan to cut port-generated emissions in half by 2012. [News Source]

Revised port air quality plan adds fees, electricity. A push for industry fees and more widespread use of shore-side electricity are among changes reflected in the revised Clean Air Action Plan released late Monday by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. [News Source]

Los Angeles area ports revamp proposed air pollution plan. Officials at the nation's largest port complex said Monday they have revised their proposed plan to cut air pollution from trucks, ships and cargo-handling equipment. [News Source]