EPA Needs to Improve Its Efforts to Reduce Air Emissions at U.S. Ports
"...We recommended that EPA (1) assess its authorities and responsibilities under the CAA to regulate air emissions from foreign-flagged vessels in U.S. ports, and report any shortfalls to Congress; (2) assess the extent to which Emissions Control Areas should be designated for U.S. coastal areas; and (3) revise its ports strategy to include a transformation plan. EPA’s comments on the first recommendation were not responsive and do not satisfy the intent of the recommendation. The Agency concurred with the second recommendation, but did not agree with the third recommendation. We consider Recommendations 1 and 3 open and unresolved."

New Strategy to Help the Nation's Ports Go Green
"EPA has unveiled a new plan of action for working with public port authorities and other interested groups to reduce the environmental impacts of moving goods through ports. The "Vision, Mission, and Strategy for Sustainable Ports" recognizes the steady growth in global maritime commerce and the critical role American ports and related transportation and supply chain partners play in managing the environmental impacts of moving goods across the country. "