Three Bay Area ports have been awarded millions in federal grant funding to reduce emissions and improve air quality, including the Port of Redwood City.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday announced grants of $322 million to the Port of Oakland, $55.4 million to San Francisco and nearly $2 million to Redwood City. “This federal grant is a giant leap toward reaching our goal of achieving zero-emissions operations at the Oakland Seaport,” Port of Oakland executive director Danny Wan said. “We are grateful for the continued advocacy for green technology, and we thank our community, labor, regulatory and elected partners who played a vital role in supporting this major decarbonization initiative.”
Port of Oakland board president Michael Colbruno said U.S. Sens. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, played important roles in securing the funding.
San Francisco will use its grant to convert ferry operations along the waterfront to zero-emission technology and Redwood City will use the money on planning for hydrogen-based fueling and other infrastructure.
In addition to the Bay Area ports, the EPA announced millions more in funding for four other California ports, including the Port of Stockton, which received $110.47 million to convert its operations to zero emissions technology.
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