LOS ANGELES – The Office of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass worked to help secure $500 million in grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce pollution related to goods movement, which was announced earlier this week. The Mayor’s Office contributed to the successful grant application as a member of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program Regional Steering Committee. Los Angeles received the largest award out of more than 25 grant recipients.
“We are building toward a greener future that ensures clean air, good jobs and resilient infrastructure,” said Mayor Bass. “Thank you to the Biden-Harris Administration, Senator Padilla, EPA Administrator Regan and our regional partners for bringing this historic level of funding to L.A. to reduce air pollution and help make our supply chain more sustainable.”
Administered by the Southern California Air Quality Management District, the half-billion dollars in funding will go toward:
Installing over 1,000 medium and heavy-duty vehicle chargers and deploying 800 medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles and 18 electric locomotives.
Establishing a partnership with IBEW local 11 to support workforce training
Reducing air pollutants from diesel emissions in low-income and disadvantaged communities.
Creating hundreds of new high-quality jobs
Educating communities about electric vehicles to accelerate their deployment.
Building resilience in goods movement and supply chain by modernizing vehicles and developing a skilled workforce to be better prepared for the future
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach also pledged $5 million from the Clean Truck Fund Rate to support charging infrastructure projects funded with this new grant money. During Mayor Bass’ administration, hundreds of millions of dollars have been secured by locking arms with the state and federal governments to continue to lead on climate change, including more than $77 million recently awarded to electrify Metro’s bus fleet.
Earlier this year, EPA Administrator Michael Regan visited the Port of L.A. to highlight sustainability progress and upcoming federal investments in zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure, air quality planning projects and enhanced efforts to protect the health of communities near U.S ports. Building on the work of former Mayors Antonio Villaraigosa and Eric Garcetti, Mayor Bass has been able to deliver major investments as Los Angeles continues to lead on climate. During her 2024 State of the City address, Mayor Bass announced the creation of her new Climate Cabinet which will bring forward a new wave of accountability for City departments in order to reach Los Angeles’ climate goals, including reaching 100% clean energy by 2035.