The Biden-Harris Administration has announced over $1 billion in funding for California ports to promote zero-emission operations and enhance air quality. The funding, managed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, supports infrastructure improvements at seven California ports, with the Port of Los Angeles receiving the largest clean ports grant in the nation at $411 million. This initiative is part of a broader nationwide effort, with California receiving one-third of the total federal clean ports funding.
California Governor Gavin Newsom praised the support, emphasizing the funding’s significance in moving the state’s ports toward zero-emission operations and cleaner air for surrounding communities. “This is a huge win for our ports that are the backbone of the fifth-largest economy in the world,” Newsom stated, highlighting California’s essential role in the nation’s economy as it handles 40% of U.S. containerized imports and 30% of exports.
The funding allocations include:
- Port of Los Angeles – $411.69 million for zero-emission (ZE) cargo handling equipment and electric vehicle infrastructure.
- Port of Oakland – $322.17 million to support ZE trucks and cargo equipment, aiming for full decarbonization.
- Port of Stockton – $110.47 million to become the first small port with fully ZE operations.
- Port of San Diego – $58.6 million to complete electrification of cargo terminals and enhance the San Diego Bay freight network.
- Port of San Francisco – $55.39 million to transition ferry operations to ZE, reducing 455,000 metric tons of carbon emissions.
- Port of Hueneme – $42.29 million for the PHRESH project, deploying ZE terminal equipment and launching a drayage truck incentive program.
- Port of Redwood City – $1.97 million for hydrogen fueling infrastructure in partnership with private entities.
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