Unprecedented congestion at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles amid the coronavirus pandemic drove up emissions from the agencies’ operations after being down for years, according to a report released Monday.
Supply chain disruptions have plagued U.S. businesses and consumers for years, beginning with the Trump administration’s trade war with China in 2018. The pandemic-induced disruptions, however, caused historic congestion that forced a backlog of ships to sit anchored near the coast, emitting pollutants all the while.
“No one could have foreseen this once-in-a-lifetime event, but we are not discouraged by this temporary impediment, and our goal to be a zero-emissions port remains,” Long Beach Harbor Commission President Sharon Weissman said in a statement.
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