Rules to Cut Pollution from Ships before Air Board

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The author of the article, “Rules to Cut Pollution from Ships before Air Board”,Jane Kay , discusses the pollution which come from ships. The State of California state is trying to control tons of pollutants discharged by container ships. The California Air Resources is expected to make two sets of regulation regarding ship and cargo pollution. The ships would use a cleaner –burning distillate fuel in their engines. The other regulation control on diesel exhaust. This diesel exhaust can cause cancer and other illnesses. the two biggest ports in California , Los Angeles and Long Beach, spent a lot of money to improve cargo handling equipment that use diesel fuel .Finally, ships have to follow the regulation ,or they will face large fees.


In my opinion the ships should use the kind of engines that would reduce the pollution . Also, the government should force the ships to use these engines. Any ship that does not obey the order should receive fines from the government. Because these ships produce a lot of pollutants , the government should be strict with them. The government should also inspect and find the ships that are not obeying the regulation . Every ports should have inspection point to inspect ships


I agree with the author that the government should pay a lot of money to improve ships and ports. The people have the right to breathe clean air, and the government should support this solution. Also, I agree with the author that ships should use special kind of engines to reduce the pollution. If the ships use these kinds of engines, the fish and animals in the ocean will not die, and we will eat clean food. The government and the people should cooperate to solve all these problems, or many illnesses will spread in the next years.