Program reduces emissions from L.A., Long Beach ports

In the year since its implementation, the Clean Trucks Program at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has reduced emissions equivalent to the amount produced by 200,000 automobiles on Southern California's highways, according to a news release.  When the next stage of the program goes into effect Jan. 1, nearly all of the trucks serving the ports will meet emissions standards of 2007 model year trucks, the release says.