$383 million port and freight infrastructure grant to create 22,000 clean jobs
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California's Port and Freight Infrastructure Program awarded $383 million to Port of Long Beach to deploy battery-electric tugboats, 12 heavy forklifts, 49 cargo-handling vehicles, and 21 charging stations; the investment is projected to eliminate 12% of port-related CO2 emissions and 5% of NOx emissions annually by 2028 while creating approximately 22,000 clean jobs.
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