September 16, 2026

San Pedro, CA – Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is condemning a vote by the House of Representatives late Tuesday evening to block California’s regulations on air pollution from ships docked at ports.

The rules require ships to turn off diesel engines and plug into shore power while docked or use pollution capture technology to trap exhaust. Hahn has fought for these clean air reforms since her early days on the Los Angeles City Council.

Hahn released the following statement:

“Congressional Republicans are trying to rollback decades of efforts we have made here in Los Angeles to protect our port communities from the pollution that ships spew when they are docked. These Members of Congress do not breathe the air we do in San Pedro, Wilmington, and Long Beach. Their children do not have asthma from this dirty air. Their family members do not have cancer because of diesel fumes from container ships. I urge our US Senators to block this harmful bill.”