Biden bound for Port of Baltimore to announce new spending for US ports

Dick Uliano | duliano@wtop.com
October 29, 2024, 5:03 AM

President Joe Biden will travel to the Port of Baltimore Tuesday to announce new federal spending for the port and more than two dozen other ports across the United States.

The White House said the president will unveil $147 million in EPA grants for the port, part of $3 billion in EPA Clean Ports grants for facilities in 27 states and territories.

The money will be used to buy zero-emissions cargo handling equipment, including trucks that carry shipping containers, also charging infrastructure and improvements to port electrical power.

The goal is to provide cleaner air for port workers and neighboring communities and counter the planet’s changing climate. U.S. ports are important assets in the nation’s supply chains and the Port of Baltimore is one of the busiest on the East Coast.

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Dick Uliano
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