Pacific Maritime Magazine

The Port of Los Angeles’ Clean Truck Program has received the 2012 California Air Quality Award from the nonprofit healthy environment advocate Coalition for Clean Air.

LA's the Place

The Coalition for Clear Air honored two of the most influential men in Hollywood: comedy legend Jay Leno and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. They were among a group of celebrities, government officials and business people honored at the 2012 California Air Quality Awards, held at the Peterson Museum in Los Angeles, for their efforts to keep California’s air clean.

Smog has been linked to heart problems and even death, and new research by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency begins to explain why.