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New Jersey Clean Air Council Improving Air Quality at Our Ports & Airports Setting an Agenda for a Cleaner Future 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

July 9th, 2008 Faster Freight Cleaner Air Conference

Improving Air Quality at Our Ports & Airports Setting an Agenda for a Cleaner Future

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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

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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.

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Organization of Report

  • Airports
  • Seaports
  • Rail
  • Highway
  • Cross-cutting Issues
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Airports

  • Idling and Traffic

Management

– GSE – auxiliary power – control systems – passenger flow

  • Fuels

– “synthetic” fuels – vapor recovery

  • Operations

– transit services – green technology

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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

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Rail

  • Idling & Traffic

Management

– Short-Line transport – Battery and hybrid

  • Fuels

– Low sulfur diesel – After-market controls

  • Operations

– Passenger access – Transit villages

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Highway

  • Idling and Traffic

Management

– Idling laws and local involvement – Additional truck stops with auxiliary power

  • Operations

– Jitney service – smart planning for truck routing

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Cross-Cutting

  • National Ports’ emissions inventory
  • Noise
  • Interstate collaboration
  • Transit Villages
  • Assess progress
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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