Key New Jersey politicians along with activist groups, including the Teamsters union, on June 16 pushed for launching a more aggressive program to replace older trucks operating at the Port of New York and New Jersey to reduce the impact of air pollution on nearby residents, according to a Journal of Commerce news story. At a press conference on the steps of Newark City Hall, the Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, along with representatives of Sen. Cory Booker , formerly a Newark mayor, and members of a coalition of community activists and unions called for PANYNJ to reinstate a ban on trucks with engines from MY 2007 or earlier.
