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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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Los Angeles County Grand Jury • 2022-2023

Zero Emissions AIR Quality Monitoring

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Findings 10 findings

F1 Page 521
The total electrical load for the entire port can be exceeded.
F2 Page 521
Switching the cargo ship’s onboard diesel engines to electrical power is held up when ships are waiting to be docked.
F3 Page 521
A high percentage of trucking companies cannot afford to replace their single or small fleet of trucks, therefore needing financial assistance or subsidies to transition to ZE vehicles.
F4 Page 521
The number of infrastructure electric charging stations must keep pace with public demand for converting to ZE alternative vehicles.
F5 Page 521
As ZE vehicles are replacing gasoline and diesel trucks, the recycling and disposal of those trucks is a concern.
F6 Page 521
Hydrogen is an alternative to electricity to generate power for motor vehicles.
F7 Page 521
Producing hydrogen using electrolysis can produce nitrous oxides. STATIONARY SOURCES
F8 Page 521
A review of Los Angeles City Council meetings has shown that ZE goals have residents’ support for retrofitting existing public buildings and mandating decarbonization of new building constructions so building codes need to be updated accordingly. WASTE/LAND USE
F9 Page 521
SB 1383 mandates the use of Green Bins by all Los Angeles County sanitation districts for the disposal of food waste that is not being composted or shredded in disposals. Many cities are using green collections for this purpose.
F10 Page 521
City and County public agencies are challenged to provide organic waste collection services to businesses and residents, requirements imposed by SB 1383. ZERO EMISSIONS AIR QUALITY MONITORING 2022-2023 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY

Recommendations 3

Agency Responses 1

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