Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy

Port of Seattle

Initial results at the Port of Seattle from the At-Berth Clean (ABC) Fuels Program, Clean Truck Program, and retrofits on cargo handling equipment show goals are either being met or exceeded, preventing tons of pollution from entering the local environment.
 
"The goal of our environmental efforts has been to reduce impacts on public health and the environment while maintaining a vibrant seaport," said Sarah Flagg, Environmental Manager at the Port of Seattle.  "We worked with our partners and customers to develop a collaborative, fact-based program to reduce emissions from goods movement."
 
The results for 2009 bear this out.  In its first year, the ABC Fuels program has exceeded expectations, preventing almost 68 metric tons of sulfur from entering our environment.  Currently, the truck scrapping program has seen 35 pre-1994 trucks taken off the road.  Clean air efforts initiated by the Port also include retrofitting cargo-handling equipment, which reduce particulate matter emissions by 25% to 50%.
 
When a prior study showed that 75% of the excess cancer risk from air toxics comes from diesel, a critical component in any working port, the Port of Seattle began working with local organizations, initiating and leading efforts to curtail these pollutants.  The result was the 2005 Puget Sound Maritime Air Emissions Inventory, the most comprehensive maritime air emissions inventories ever conducted and the first to include greenhouse gases.  This collaborative effort was a partnership of the Port of Seattle, US EPA, American Lung Association of WA, PSCAA, and the WA State Dept. of Ecology.

Port of Seattle staff reported favourable results to Commissioners on the major components of the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy.

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