EPA Studies Emissions From Houston-Bound Cargo Ship
Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Al Armendariz joined Port of Houston Authority chair James Edwards and CEO Alec Dreyer recently to tour the port’s environmental programs. The port and EPA are partners on several initiatives designed to develop best practices for port operations across the U.S., and to study emissions from cargo ships.
With the recent arrival of an ocean-going cargo vessel at the port, the EPA can conclude the data-gathering phase of a study on lower-sulfur marine fuels to reduce air pollution. The study will collect stack emissions data before, after and during the use of such fuels.