Air quality issues are receiving increasing attention at U.S. ports. As larger vessels enter U.S. waters bringing more cargo, ports must expand their landside operations to accommodate this growth. As landside infrastructure expands, truck and rail traffic to and from U.S. ports also increases. While trade yields tremendous economic benefits for the port community, as well as local, state and federal governments, it can impact air quality in and around port communities if the growth is
not carefully planned and/or mitigated.