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Lawmakers seek to ban cruise ships from spewing dirty fumes at NYC ports

By Ben Brachfeld Posted on September 19, 2023

Massive cruise ships would have to eschew dirty fossil fuels and connect directly to the shore’s energy grid in order to dock at New York City ports under a bill being helmed by local lawmakers.

Each day that cruise ships dock at the ports in Red Hook, Brooklyn and the west side of Manhattan, they emit as much carbon into the atmosphere as 34,000 tractor-trailers, say City Councilmembers Alexa Avilés (D-Brooklyn) and Erik Bottcher (D-Manhattan), whose respective districts are home to the city’s two cruise ship ports.

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Lawmakers seek to ban cruise ships from spewing dirty fumes at NYC ports

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