Port of Long Beach

Long Beach Port Finalizing $4.6B Shipping Lease

AP | Posted 03.20.2012

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LONG BEACH, Calif. — The Port of Long Beach, the nation's second-largest cargo container facility, reached a tentative $4.6 billion, 40-year lea...

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In The Nation's Second-Largest Port, Hints Of An Export Boom

The Huffington Post | Abby Wendle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gary Hufbaur, Trade Deficit, Dick Steinke, Exports, President Obama, Port of Long Beach, Manufacturing, Economic Recovery, Ben Bernanke, Barry Bosworth, Asia, Nick Sramek, Business News

UPDATE: This article has been corrected. If the nation's second-largest port is any indication, the American export economy may be on the mend -- an...

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The Ports Challenge

James P. Hoffa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security, James Galbraith, Port of Long Beach, Port of Seattle, Pollution, Environmental Groups, Teamsters Union, Port of Los Angeles, Southern California, Low Wages, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Workers Compensation, Greenhouse Gases, Port of Newark, Port of Oakland, Medicare, American Trucking Associations, Los Angeles News
James P. Hoffa

I hate to think we've become a country that has lost the concept of public purpose, a country that allows corporations to poison the people who live nearby. But apparently they're too much for the trucking industry.

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Killing at the Seaport: Port Pollution a Silent Killer

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Petro

For those Americans who happen to live near a seaport, pollution is a serious health hazard leading to negative health outcomes and even death.

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Rise In Sea Levels Threatens California Ports

latimes.com | Ronald D. White | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, Port-of-Los-Angeles, Rising Sea Level, San Pedro, Climate Change, Los Angeles News

Global warming and a resulting rise in sea levels present a direct threat to the world's seaports -- and many of California's harbors are nowhere near...

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