Oakland: Port Vote Paves Way for Cleaner Trucks
Article by Kwan Booth.
Last updated at Sun, 11 Oct at 7:19pm.

Tuesday night saw the end of two years of negotiations between the Port of Oakland, environmentalists, truckers and West Oakland residents, with a vote to reduce toxic emissions from trucks serving the busy shipping center.

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Port of Oakland Truck Meeting Spins Wheels
Article by Kwan Booth.
Last updated at Sun, 11 Oct at 2:30pm.

The long road leading to cleaner air in West Oakland was stretched just a little farther Tuesday night, as Port of Oakland commissioners postponed voting on a controversial new program to control diesel pollution from thousands of trucks serving the port.

West Oakland's high rates of childhood asthma and lifelong illnesses, such as cancer, are linked to exhaust from truck and international ship traffic through the port.

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West Oakland Neighbors Tackle Toxic Legacy
Article by Kwan Booth.
Last updated at Sun, 11 Oct at 2:02pm.

Many West Oaklanders feel that significant environmental improvements are still a long way off.

"There's a lot of talk. People talk about how 'this needs to be done, we're going to do this'" said Shirley Burnell, a community activist and co-director of West Oakland ACORN, "but still things are being pushed out. Instead of doing something today or tomorrow or next week we're still talking years."

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Port's Diesel Pollution Stirs West Oakland Protest
Article by Kwan Booth.
Last updated at Sun, 11 Oct at 12:06am.

 West Oakland's struggles over diesel pollution linked to high local rates of asthma and cancer brought a confrontational protest to a recent Port of Oakland meeting -- the latest in a year-long clash between residents, port officials and the trucking industry.

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