Government Ground-Level Ozone Ocean 
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 15, 2025
Shipping containers that arrive on large ocean vessels, like these seen at the Port of Oakland, are most often unloaded by diesel equipment, moved around shipping yards by diesel trucks, and make their way to warehouses and distribution hubs on diesel semi-trucksISRs can influence the electrification of these processes.
Academy of Natural Sciences
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Motor vehicle exhaust is one big source of ground-level ozone or smog, fine particulate matter, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide. Because harmful emissions can make their way into the ground and water systems, these pollutants also contribute to ocean acidification, agricultural troubles and ecological destruction.
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Ocean Conservancy
JUNE 13, 2024
With more than 90% of global trade moving by ocean transport, maritime shipping is a major driver of the world economy. In response, the International Maritime Organization (IMO)—the United Nations body that governs global shipping—passed a new strategy to eliminate the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions in July 2023.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 29, 2023
By railing against what he calls a “radical climate change movement” and suing the federal government to protect corporate polluters. In 2015, when he took office as AG after stints in the Texas Legislature, he sued the Environmental Protection Agency for strengthening a standard for ground-level ozone, better known as smog.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The trained marine biologist guides shared that water pollution in the Pacific Ocean and local bay have contributed to the population’s decline, and they talked about what is being done to improve it. I’ll never forget witnessing how a family moved around hunting their prey—sea lions—and celebrated by springing out of the water.
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