Clean Ports Program: Climate and Air Quality Planning Competition

The Clean Ports Program grant, announced by the EPA, aims to fund climate and air quality planning activities at United States ports. These activities include emissions inventories, strategy analysis, community engagement, and the identification of resilience measures. The goal is to enhance the capacity of port stakeholders to reduce pollution and transition to zero-emissions operations. Moreover, the program will support the funding of zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure to reduce mobile source emissions, thereby delivering cleaner air across communities. This initiative builds on the EPA's Ports Initiative and is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, representing an ongoing effort to mitigate environmental and public health impacts associated with ports in the United States.