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New Jersey Clean Air Council

Improving Air Quality at Our Ports & Airports Setting an Agenda for a Cleaner Future. New Jersey Clean Air Council. July 9 th , 2008 Faster Freight Cleaner Air Conference. NJ Clean Air Council (NJCAC). Multi-stakeholder advisory body

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New Jersey Clean Air Council

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  1. Improving Air Quality atOur Ports & AirportsSetting an Agenda for a Cleaner Future New Jersey Clean Air Council July 9th, 2008 Faster Freight Cleaner Air Conference

  2. NJ Clean Air Council (NJCAC) • Multi-stakeholder advisory body • 18 members; representing industry, the public, and state government agencies • Legislation requires an annual public hearing • First hearing held in 1968

  3. Motivation for 2008 Hearing • The NJCAC recognized that air quality and ports was an important topic. • regional air quality • jurisdictions overlap • logistic challenges • costs • Airports and seaports are expected to expand.

  4. Organization of Report • Airports • Seaports • Rail • Highway • Cross-cutting Issues

  5. Airports • Idling and Traffic Management • GSE • auxiliary power • control systems • passenger flow • Fuels • “synthetic” fuels • vapor recovery • Operations • transit services • green technology

  6. Seaports • Idling & Traffic Management • Cold Ironing • GSE • Gate hours • Regional clean ports • Fuels • IMO & low sulfur • Truck retrofits & clean trucks • Operations • Emissions inspections • Innovative technologies • Better container mgmt. • Land use

  7. Rail • Idling & Traffic Management • Short-Line transport • Battery and hybrid • Fuels • Low sulfur diesel • After-market controls • Operations • Passenger access • Transit villages

  8. Highway • Idling and Traffic Management • Idling laws and local involvement • Additional truck stops with auxiliary power • Operations • Jitney service • smart planning for truck routing

  9. Cross-Cutting • National Ports’ emissions inventory • Noise • Interstate collaboration • Transit Villages • Assess progress

  10. Contact Information • http://www.nj.gov/dep/cleanair/ • 2008 Public Hearing Chairman; Michael Egenton • Michael.Egenton@njchamber.com • Current Council Chairman; Jim Blando • james.blando@doh.state.nj.us • Incoming Council Chairman; Dr.Len Bielory • bielory@umdnj.edu

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