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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

Read More: Port of Elizabeth, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Port of Los Angeles, Chris Ward, New York, Truck Drivers, Representative Jerold Nadler, Port of Newark, Port of Long Beach, John Holmes, Kim Thompson-Gaddy, Organized Labor, New Jersey, Los Angeles, New York News
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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