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Port of Portland joins diesel emission reduction group The Port of Portland on Thursday joined a diverse group of stakeholders in committing to tackle diesel emission issues when
Executive Director Bill Wyatt signed a declaration of cooperation as part of the North Portland Diesel Emission Reduction Project, the port said. Project members -- including private
entities such as fuel providers, trucking companies, and garbage and recycling haulers, and public entities such as the port, the Oregon departments of Environmental Quality and
Transportation, the City of Portland -- are committing to take voluntary efforts at reducing diesel emissions. The declaration is a "written handshake," the port said, putting
forth solutions agreed by the group. The proposed solutions will focus on voluntary actions that can be achieved without regulatory intervention, with government agencies and community
groups supporting the diesel reduction efforts by securing grant money from federal and state programs and participating in outreach efforts. TO CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE... ALREADY HAVE
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