Port Indirect Source Rule Newsletter #12
Newsletter 12
The Fight to Protect Our Ports Isn’t Over – We Need Your Help
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is still pushing its harmful Ports Indirect Source Rule. Now they have renamed it the “Infrastructure Rule" - but despite its new name, the Air District is still clearly seeking control over Port investments, operations, and emissions. If SCAQMD acquires this control the impacts will be the same no matter what they call their rule: lost jobs, economic harm, and serious
Your engagement made a difference before. Now we need your help again.
Thanks to your efforts, our coalition remains a strong voice for balanced approaches to environmental and economic progress, with over 200 organizations standing united in
opposition. Now, with the District's Staff re-labeling its prior efforts as a "new" proposal, we need to remind the Governing Board that we are still Opposed to the Port ISR - no matter what they call it.
Here’s how you can help right now:
Email the SCAQMD Board and urge them to reject this harmful rule.
Tell the Board that this policy will hurt working families, local businesses, and the future of our ports.
Make sure they understand our region needs real solutions, like a legally enforceable agreement, NOT misguided mandates that kill jobs, remove local control, and push cargo away from Southern California.
We’ve made it easy.
Download the emails and instructions – choose a message, personalize it if you would like, and hit send.
Every email counts. Together, we can stop this harmful rule and protect our region's economic future.
To learn more, visit NoPortISR.com.
Say #NoPortISR
If you know of anyone who should be added to this newsletter, please have them reach out to Natasha Villa at nvilla@pmsaship.com.