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The Port of Tacoma commission reiterated its partnership with the Port of Seattle on environmental projects at its meeting Thursday.
The commission approved a resolution "reaffirming the port's environmental stewardship policy and collaborative partnership on environmental issues with the Port of Seattle."
The ports have been working together for more than a year on Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy – an effort to reduce maritime emissions that also includes the Vancouver, B.C. Port Authority.
The strategy focuses on reducing Diesel Particulate Matter and greenhouse gases, said Sue Mauermann, the port's director of environmental programs.
Diesel emissions are considered toxic, and exposure to them can worsen asthma and contribute to increased rates of lung cancer and respiratory illness.
The goals include reducing particulate matter emitted by ships at berth by 70 percent and from cargo-handling equipment by 30 percent by 2010.
There's also reduction goals for trucks, rail and harbor vessels.
The Puget Sound Air Emissions Inventory, released last April, provided the ports with details about the pollution generated from port activities such as berthed ships, trucks and harbor craft, including ferries.
The inventory reported that port activity accounts for one-third of the diesel emissions in the Puget Sound region.
Leslie Ann Rose, senior policy analyst with Citizens for a Healthy Bay, applauded the port for its environmental policy, strategy and leadership.
"I hope the spirit of (implementing this strategy) is as strong as the spirit of passing this resolution," Rose said.
Representatives from the Northwest Clean Air Agency and the American Lung Association also voiced support for the clean air strategy.
Newly elected port commission Don Johnson commended the staff for looking at environmental issues from a regional standpoint, because "it's a regional problem," he said.
