South Coast AQMD Governing Board Approves Landmark Infrastructure Agreement with Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles

South Coast AQMD Governing Board Approves Landmark Infrastructure Agreement with Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles

DIAMOND BAR, Calif., Nov. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) Governing Board voted to approve a Cooperative Agreement with the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The enforceable agreement requires the ports to develop and implement charging and fueling infrastructure plans and includes annual reporting requirements and agency oversight. "This is a milestone more than a decade in t…

Pollution-plagued port communities near LA and Long Beach say regulator excludes them

Guest Commentary written by Theral Golden Theral Golden is a Long Beach resident Paola Vargas Paola Vargas is a community organizer at East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice The South Coast Air Quality Management District Board of Governors should vote against the so-called cooperative agreement to curb emissions in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, because impacted community members were not meaningfully included, it weakens t…