US to crack down on imports of air-polluting machinery
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028654
Los Angeles Times : Because of the amount of equipment being imported to the US that does not meet federal air-quality standards, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced it will increase the number of inspections at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which are among the busiest in the country. The announcement follows an extended examination of those ports in 2014 by the EPA and US Customs and Border Protection. Between June and September, inspectors examined 62 shipments and found 730 pieces of equipment that failed to meet the standards spelled out by the Clean Air Act. All the shipments came from Asia, and most came from China. Until now, customs officials say, only a small percentage of shipping containers had been opened and inspected.