Clean air updates for L.A., Long Beach ports to be provided April 14

Updates by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on their joint Clean Air Action Plan will be provided from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, April 14.

The in-person meeting will be hosted at the Port of Long Beach Administration Building, in the first-floor multipurpose room, 415 W. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach. Included will be a summary of the recent efforts and updates on 2025 accomplishments; 2026 priorities; and harbor craft strategies.

The event will be live-streamed but audience participation for public comments is in-person only. To join remotely, call in at and enter access code 249 129 28206; or go to the port’s Webex sign-in via polb.webex.com

Limited parking with validation will be available in the Superior Court of California parking garage at 101 Magnolia Ave.

Updated in 2017, the Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) lays out a comprehensive strategy for accelerating the progress toward a zero-emissions future while protecting and strengthening the ports’ competitive position in the global economy. Since 2005, according to port reports, port-related air pollution emissions in San Pedro Bay where both ports operate have dropped 90% for diesel particulate matter, 70% for nitrogen oxides, and 98% for sulfur oxides.

Targets for reducing greenhouse gases from port-related sources were introduced as part of the 2017 CAAP and the document calls for the ports to reduce those gases to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.

The overall plan originally was approved in 2006.

Both ports will take public comments in-person at the advisory meeting as part of receiving input on CAAP implementation. The agenda will be posted on the CAAP website prior to the meeting. Visit cleanairactionplan.org/.