Innovative Strategies That Reduce Freight’s Environmental Impacts
Kathryn Phillips
TRB Environment and Energy Research Conference
June 8, 2010
Freight: Transportation’s Most Polluting and Fastest Growing Sector
Port of Los Angeles
Freight’s Health Costs are High
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3. Other toxics
Strategies to Reduce Impacts
Innovative Solutions Abound
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How Can We Accelerate Freight Cleanup?
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Contact and Resources
Contact:
Kathryn Phillips
916-492-7072
Good Haul Report: http://www.edf.org
Thank You.