Events Related to EPA Ports Initiative

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The list of events below include presentations or activities related to the Ports Initiative. EPA does not endorse events that are not organized by EPA. The events listed below are not intended to be a comprehensive listing of Ports Initiative related events.


Event Start Date	Event End Date	Event Name	Location
September 29, 2022	September 30, 2022	Freight & Environment: Ports of Entry (Air & Waste Management Association)	Oakland, CA

Highlighted Past Events

Electrifying America’s Ports (May 23, 2022)

This webinar was the third in the EPA’s State, Local, and Tribal series on fleet electrification. The presentations covered EPA Ports Initiative resources to support electrification as well as lessons learned from electrification projects at the South Carolina Ports Authority, Port of Tacoma, and California Air Resource Board (CARB). Tacoma Power, an electric utility, also provided recommendations for distribution planning and load management strategies based on their experience working with the Port of Tacoma.

Links to the recorded webinar and presentation materials are below:

Webinar Recording: Electrifying America’s Ports
Presentation: Electrifying America's Ports (pdf) (13.25 MB, May 23, 2022)
- EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality - Sarah Froman, Ports Initiative Team Lead
- California Air Resources Board - Leslie Goodbody, Engineer and Earl Lanberg, Staff Air Pollution Specialist
- South Carolina Ports Authority - Mark Messersmith, Environmental Manager
- Utility-Port Coordination in Tacoma: Port of Tacoma - Graham VanderSchelden, Environmental Project Manager and Tacoma Power - Jeremy Stewart, Power Analyst

National Environmental Justice Community Engagement Call: DERA and EPA Ports Initiative Justice40 Pilot (October 12, 2021)

The call featured presentations by EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA), EPA Ports Initiative, and Office of Environmental Justice staff, followed by feedback from and discussion with call participants. Presentations highlighted the DERA and EPA Ports Initiative programs, their connection to environmental justice, and a request for input on how to continue to maximize bnefits to disadvantaged communities as part of the programs' efforts to pilot the government-wide Justice40 Initiative. Additionally, there was a presentation on EPA's Draft Strategic Plan with a focus on Goal 2 -- Environmental Justice and Civil Rights.

Presentation Materials October 12, 2021 Call (pdf)(28 pp, 4 MB, October 2021)
Call Recording (transcript pending)

Webinar: Advantages of Conducting Port Emissions Inventories (June 7, 2021)

Webinar featured professionals who have conducted inventories of mobile source emissions at their ports, and the positive outcomes they have experienced as a result. Topics covered included: Why ports may wish to conduct criteria pollutant and/or greenhouse gas emissions inventories; beneficial outcomes from completing an inventory, including how it can help prepare a port for grant opportunities that prioritize project sustainability and environmental justice; the range of scope and complexity for emissions inventories; and EPA’s Ports Initiative program efforts to accelerate adoption of cleaner technologies and planning practices to address diesel emissions at ports across the country.

Links to the recorded webinar and presentation materials for speakers are below:
- Webinar Recording: Advantages of Conducting Port Emissions Inventories
  - Sarah Froman (EPA Ports Initiative Team Lead, EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality), and Daniel Birkett (EPA Ports Initiative, EPA Region 2) . Presentation: Advantages of Conducting Port Emissions Inventories (pdf) (1.58 MB, June 7, 2021) (11 pp, 1.6 MB, June 7, 2021)
  - David Breen (Manager, Environmental Air Quality, Energy, & Noise, Port of Portland). Presentation: Emissions Inventories Benefits and Insights (pdf) (1.89 MB, June 7, 2021) (13 pp, 1.9 MB; June 7, 2021)
  - Giles Pettifor (Environmental Manager, Port of Hueneme) and Miguel Rodriguez (Community Outreach Manager, Port of Hueneme). Presentation: Air Quality Monitoring Program (pdf) (12.8 MB, June 7, 2021) (28 pp, 12.8 MB, June 7, 2021)

Webinar - EPA Community-Port Collaboration Resources

This EPA hosted public webinar was held on April 9, 2021 and included: An overview of EPA's Ports Initiative; EPA's community-port collaboration resources; the Environmental Justice (EJ) Small Grants opportunity; real-world examples of community-port collaboration; and a questions and answers session.

Presentation in English: EPA Community-Port Collaboration Resources to Address Diesel Pollution Webinar (PDF) (35 pp, 3 MB, April 9, 2021)
- Recorded Webinar (English)
Español - Recursos de Colaboración Comunidad-Puerto de la EPA para Resolver la Contaminación por Combustibles Diésel (PDF)(35 pp, 3 MB, 9 de abril de 2021)
- Seminario Web Grabado (Español)

Draft Methodologies for Estimating Port-Related and Goods Movement Mobile Source Emission Inventories Webinar (PDF) (52 pp, 2 MB, February 2020)

This EPA hosted public webinar was held on February 25th and covered:

Background of the work leading to the update of the 2009 emissions inventory document;
Approach and scope of the update;
Updated methodologies by mobile source sector; and
How to submit feedback on the draft document.

EPA and Port Everglades Partnership Public Release Webinar (August 2018)

EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality hosted a webinar exploring EPA and Port Everglades Partnership: Emission Inventories and Reduction Strategies report.

Talking Freight Seminar: Advancing Clean Air Projects at Ports and Goods Movement Facilities Through the CMAQ Program (June 2018)

This webinar provided an overview of how the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program can help improve air quality around ports and other goods movement facilities including tips and lessons learned for potential project sponsors and beneficiaries.

Talking Freight Seminar on EPA's Ports Initiative (June 2017)

The Department of Transportation's Talking Freight Seminars are held monthly as part of a broader Freight Professional Development Program to help the freight and planning workforce meet the transportation challenges of tomorrow. The seminar on EPA's Ports Initiative included an overview of the program, recommendations from the Ports Initiative Workgroup under EPA's Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, the port authority perspective on addressing air quality at ports, the Port Everglades emission inventory developed in partnership with EPA, and pilot projects and tools to promote community-port collaboration.

National Port Strategy Assessment Webinars (PDF)(47 pp, 3.7 MB, 2016)

These webinars (held on 11/29/16 and 12/15/16) discussed the background and key findings from the National Port Strategy Assessment on Reducing Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gases at U.S. Ports.

Port Stakeholder Summit: Advancing More Sustainable Ports (April 2014)

The Summit served as a venue for port professionals, experts and stakeholders to address the many opportunities and challenges faced by our nation’s ports and neighboring communities.

A National Conversation on Ports (Webinars held in 2013 and 2014)

These webinars were hosted by EPA to exchange views and develop a shared understanding of the challenges and opportunities of ports and port communities among port stakeholders.