[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3648]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY

  (Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California. Mr. Speaker, as mayor of Long Beach, 
California, for the last 8 years, I know how vital our ports are to 
both our local and national economies. There are also enormous 
environmental concerns that disproportionately impact working-class 
communities that live around our ports.
  The global shipping industry emits 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas 
emissions every single year, and pollution from port ships has led to 
some of the highest cancer and asthma rates in the country. In fact, 
ships pollute more than cargo trucks coming in and out of our ports.
  While I am proud of the work that California has done to reduce 
emissions at our ports, it is time for additional Federal support and 
intervention.
  That is why I proudly introduced the Clean Shipping Act. This is 
transformational climate legislation that for the first time gives the 
EPA the authority to regulate carbon emissions from our shipping 
industry and accelerates our transition to zero emission fuels by 2040.
  The legislation is coauthored by Senator Padilla in the Senate and is 
a path forward to cleaner air. Let's get this climate legislation done.

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