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Port of Seattle becomes first U.S. port to require 100% of cruise vessels to use shore power

Press Release | June 12, 2024
SEATTLE, Washington — The Port of Seattle became the first port in the nation to independently require that 100% of all cruise vessels homeported in Seattle be shore power...

Pacific Environment’s Monthly Newsletter

Blog Post | May 21, 2024 | Jared Saylor
Welcome to the May 2024 edition of Pacific Environment’s new monthly e-newsletter! This is an opportunity to highlight some of our work and share our victories for communities, climate,...

EPA: Approve life-saving protections and safeguard California’s health and air quality!

Blog Post | March 22, 2024 | Jared Saylor
In a victory for people and climate, the California Air Resources Board amended the Commercial Harbor Craft Rule in 2022, setting the first zero-emissions mandate for ferries in the...

Calling for a strong Global Plastics Treaty

Blog Post | November 14, 2023 | Gwen Dobbs
By Xuan Thi Quach, Vietnam Country Director Greetings from Nairobi, Kenya, from the third round of United Nations negotiations for a Global Plastic Treaty. There are many challenges to achieving...

Global shipping can halve emissions without impacting trade, study finds ahead of key UN decision

Press Release | June 26, 2023
The global shipping industry can reduce emissions by nearly 50% by the end of the decade, according to a new study by CE Delft. These findings come as the UN’s International...

Fuel Production Stakeholders Call for Ambitious Shipping Decarbonisation Policies

Press Release | June 21, 2023
A group of fuel production stakeholders, including H2Carrier and MAN Energy Solutions, today joined Environmental Defense Fund in support for the full decarbonisation of the shipping industry by 2050. The companies...