Recent Media Coverage

Cleaning Up Trucks and Jobs at the Port Authority by Amy Traub, Research Director, Drum Major Institute for Public Policy, Huffington Post, June 17, 2010

Oakland truckers caught up red tape, finger-pointing by Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, May 3, 2010

Sacrificing Safety by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO, Green for All, Huffington Post, April 30, 2010

Filters proving costly to truckers by Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, April 27, 2010

Global warming ballot initiative: Teamsters and cities weigh in by Margot Roosevelt, Los Angeles Times blog, April 23, 2010

Port, truckers square off as Clean Trucks lawsuit opens by Art Marroquin, Daily Breeze, April 20, 2010

Clean Truck Program called a burden on port truckers by Kristopher Hansen, Press-Telegram, April, 15, 2010

Truckers fight L.A. Port clean-up plan by Sarah Gardner, Marketplace, April 12, 2010

Federal Action Needed to Protect Port Truckers from Clean Air Catch 22 byKari Lydersen, In These Times, April 2, 2010

The Journal of Commerce Honors 12 For Excellence and Leadership (including James P. Hoffa, General President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters),  Journal of Commerce, March 29, 2010 

Port of LA's Clean Truck Program recognized by Art Marroquin, Press Telegram, March 25, 2010

Oakland mayor requests more money for truckers by Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, March 18, 2010

On the Waterfront: New York is on board with LA truck plan by Kristopher Hanson, Contra Costa Times, March 16, 2010

Port Authority Phasing Out Older Port Trucks by Jon Whiten, the Jersey City Independent, March 10, 2010

Paying To Work by Angelica Salas (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rigths of Los Angeles) and Marvin Andrade (Central American Resource Center), La Opinión, February 18, 2010  

New Friday Deadline looming for Port of Oakland truckers, by Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, February 1, 2010

Port truckers delay strike by Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, January 21, 2010

Truckers hoping to meet port deadline, by Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, January 8, 2010

New smog limits to hit Bay Area counties hard by Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, January 8, 2010

Truckers scramble to qualify for $11 million in new grant money during two-week reprieve by Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, January 5, 2010

State finds extra $3 million for Port truckers, but angry drivers say it's too little, too late by Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, December 30, 2009

Truckers, anxious to meet Jan. 1 deadline for retrofits, take protest to Oakland City Hall by Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, December 15, 2009

The Weakest Link Seattle Truckers are Getting Screwed in the Global Supply Chain by Jake Blumgart, the Stranger, December 22, 2009

Smog rules will cost 1,000 truckers' jobs by Eric Young, San Francisco Business Times, December 11-17, 2009

Follow That Story:  New Report Says Port Trucking Causing Public Health Crisis, by Jon Whiten, the New Jersey City Independent, December 9, 2009

In the East Bay, where pollution goes, health problems follow, by Sandy Kleffman and Suzanne Bohan, Contra Costa Times, December 6, 2009 

Activists, Union Firght for Cleaner Trucks in Newark, Nancy Solomon, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, November, 27, 2009

Why the L.A. Clean Truck Program is Worth Fighting For commentary by Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Geraldine Knatz, Long Beach Press Telegram, November 20, 2009

Up to 1,000 Oakland Truckers Will Be Out of Work by Robert Gammon, East Bay Express, November 18, 2009

No more money, no extensions for Port of Oakland haulers by Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, November 17, 2009

Children closest to harbor trade roadways suffer more respiratory issues, study says by Kristopher Hanson, Press Telegram, November 4, 2009

Pollution's Impact May be Underestimated by Meghan Lewit, USC News, November 4, 2009

Truckers scrambling after grant money dries up by Cecily Burt, Oakland Tribune, November 3, 2009

When Blue Meets Green How the Labor and Environmental Movements are Making Peace by Ethan Goffman, E Magazine, November-December, 2009

Cleaner-Trucks Mandate Will Create Hardships at Port of Oakland by Frances Dinkelspiel, New York Times, October 30, 2009

Driving Toward Clean Air at Our Nation's Ports by Peter Lehner (Natural Resources Defense Council) and Carl Pope (Sierra Club), Huffington Post, October 28, 2009

On the Waterfront: Cautious optimism on port traffic by Kristopher Hanson, Press Telegram, October 26, 2009

"... Broward County Mayor Stacy Ritter, whose district includes Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale - a hub of Caribbean cruise ship activity - has written letters to the Senate and House asking for amendments to the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act...."

On the Waterfront:  Trucking re-regulation becoming a national issue by Kristopher Hanson, Press Telegram, October 19, 2009

The port bans old, dirty trucks by. Robert Gammon, East Bay Express, October 14, 2009

Stuck on the Low Road by David Bensman, American Prospect, September 21, 2009

Faces of the Recession: Truck drivers face hard road in weak economy by Kristopher Hanson, Press-Telegram, August 22, 2009

Cities Will Play a Role in America's New Green Economy by LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Huffington Post, August 10, 2009

Commission May Ask Congress for Local Port Regulation by Judith Scherr, Oakland Post, July 15-21, 2009

Is Bigger Better When It Comes To Trucking?  by Robert Gammon, East Bay Express, July 15-21, 20009

Port of Oakland seeks authority to regulate truckers by C. Nellie Nelson, San Francisco Bay Guardian, July 9, 2009

Port of Oakland votes to ban dirty diesel trucks by Janis Mara, Contra Costa Times, June 16, 2009

Blocking the Port A new lawsuit seeks to impede the Port of Oakland's ability to regulate dirty trucks by Melody Parker, San Francisco Bay Guardian, June 3, 2009

Protesters crash port meeting about air-quality plan by Chris Metinko, Oakland Tribune, May 2, 2009

Report on Port of Oakland Public Meeting on Truck Plan, KPFA Evening News, May 2, 2009  (Story begins 15 minutes into broadcast.)

Port needs to show true leadership, Oakland Tribune and Contra Costa Times Guest Commentary by Dr. Antony Iton, Director, Alameda County Public Health Department, Brian Beveridge, Community Co-Chair, Maritime Air Quality Improvement Plan, and Jack Broadbent, Executive Officer, Bay Area Air Quality Management Plan, April 20, 2009

Clearing the Air at the Port of Oakland, KPFA Terre Verde, April 17, 2009  Host:  Brian Edwards-Tierkert.  Guests: Swati Prakash, Senior Research Associate, Pacific Institute and Richard Sinkoff, Director of Environmental Programs and Planning, Port of Oakland. 

U.S. court refuses to halt clean-truck program at L.A. and Long Beach ports  The judge says that regulators presented 'weak' arguments that the program to replace polluting big rigs threatens to cause irreparable harm or to unreasonsably increase shipping costs, by Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times, April 16, 2009

Editorial:  Must get serious about cleaning Port's air, Oakland Tribune and Contra Costa Times, April 15, 2009

Port of Oakland Accelerates Consideration of Clean-Air Plan by Bill Picture, Bay Crossings, April, 2009

The Polluting Port, Diesel exhaust from old idling vehicles has created a serious public health threat by Melody Parker, The San Francisco Bay Guardian, March 25 - 31, 2009

Port of Oakland Deemed Health Crisis, KCBS Radio, February 11, 2009

Oakland: Residents Demand Action on Port of Oakland Pollution, KTVU TV/Channel 2 February 10, 2009

Oakland: Study Says Diesel Pollution Costs Local Economy $153M A Year, Bay City News, February 10, 2009

KPFA Radio Evening News report on Taking A Toll study release, by Brian Edwards-Tierkert, February, 4, 2009.  The story begins at minute 34:25 of the broadcast.

Oakland Port truck pollution burdens public health, study says  Port pollution triggers more deaths, deaths, asthma, missed school and work days, by Denis Cuff, Contra Costa Times, February 4, 2009 

Port air pollution riles regulators, neighbors by Denis Cuff, Contra Costa Times, December 5, 2008

Job picture is bleak for U.S. workers, KGO-TV, September 1, 2008.  As we observe Labor Day, economists at UC Berkeley say workers are having a difficult time riding out high fuel and food prices... Fourty-three-year-old Porfirio Diaz has been a truck driver for 22 years....Diaz believes today's economy is dimming his hopes for the future.

Port of Long Beach's clean-trucks loan program is criticized  The plan to replace old, polluting rigs with cleaner ones will put low-income drivers deep in debt, a coalition of groups says, by Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times, August 20, 2008

Dellums and Villaraigosa Speak at Labor Rally, KTVU-TV, July 22, 2008.  Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spoke briefly at a labor rally Tuesday aimed at pressuring the Port of Oakland to require that trucking companies hire drivers as employees instead of just using them as independent contractors

Mayor Enacts Port of Los Angeles Clean Trucks Program, KNBC, June 26, 2008

Trucking group readies L.B. Port suit by Kristopher Hanson, Long Beach Press-Telegram, June 5, 2008

Few truckers can afford insurance by Kristopher Hanson, Long Beach Press-Telegram, June 2, 2008

A Smart California Port Policy for the Green-Growth Future, Spearheaded by Progressives Part I by Patricia Castellanos & Doug Bloch, Coalition for Clean & Safe Ports, California Progress Report, May 27, 2008

A Smart California Port Policy for the Green-Growth Future, Spearheaded by Progressives - Part II by Patricia Castellanos & Doug Bloch, Coalition for Clean & Safe Ports, California Progress Report, May 28, 2008

Port of Oakland fights trucking industry over driver status by Eric Young, San Francisco Business Times, May 16, 2008

Rising Fuel Prices Fuel Chaos at Port of Oakland, Oakland Post, May 14, 2008

Kaplan Supports Coalition's Demand For Clean and Safe Port in Oakland, Oakland Post, May 14, 2008

Pelosi is supporting L.A. truck plan by Kristopher Hansen, Daily Breeze, May 7, 2008

Wildcat Strike By Truckers At Port Of Oakland, KTVU/Channel 2 TV, May, 6, 2008

Wildcat Strike By Independent Truckers At Port of Oakland, KTVU/Channel 2 TV, May 6, 2008

Truckers protest to get relief at pump, by Francine Brevetti, Oakland Tribune, May, 5, 2008

Study spotlights bleak effects of poverty by Elizabeth Fernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, April 18, 2008

Big Trucking Deal A diverse coalition wins a battle to regulate air pollution at California ports by Kate Sheppard, In These Times, April 7, 2008

PBS to air study on link between money, health by Victoria Colliver, San Francisco Chronicle, March 27, 2008

Port program gets pollution cleanup rolling by Los Angeles Councilmember Janice Hahn, Daily Breeze, March 24, 2008

Study says diesel emissions raise cancer risk by Elizabeth Fernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, March 20, 2008

Oakland Port to take up diesel emissions by George Raine, San Francisco Chronicle March 18, 2008

Kids Learn How Port's Pollution Hits Home Field Trip teaches middle-schoolers about the dangerous effects of particulates by Elizabeth Fernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, March 3, 2008

Port rail projects create pollution worries by Dennis Cuff, Contra Costa Times, February 22, 2008

Together at Last Teamsters and Sierra Club Join Forces for Good Jobs and Clean Air by Chuck Mack, International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Tom Politeo, Sierra Club, Social Policy, Fall 2007

Presidential Candidates Agree:  Big Changes Needed at Port Letters to Mayor Dellums Call for Air Clean Up and Trucker's Rights, Oakland Post, January 30, 2008

Obama and Clinton push for truckers' rights at port by Kristopher Hanson, Press-Telegram, January 11, 2008

Port Pollution Pervasive, Study Says by Viji Sundaram, New American Media, December 7, 2007

Truckers at Port of Oakland breathing too much soot by Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, December 4, 2007

Big rigs at Port of Oakland linked to health woes by Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle, September 27, 2007

Perilous Diesel, KQED Quest, September 4, 2007

Importing injustice How Deregulation and Wal-Mart poison the Port of Oakland's neighbors and force poverty wages on its truckers by Joseph Plaster, San Francisco Bay Guardian, July 18, 2007