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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Nathan Taft, Senior Campaigner of SAFE Cities at Stand.earth, on Warehouse Pollution and Indirect Source Rules
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Nathan Taft from Stand.earth's SAFE Cities campaign strongly supports New York City's efforts to reduce pollution from mega warehouses through measures like an indirect source rule. He emphasizes the significant emissions and health impacts of e-commerce warehouses, particularly from delivery truck traffic.
- Highlights that mega warehouses produce emissions comparable to power plants and factories, with hundreds to thousands of vehicle trips daily.
- Mentions the complementary state-level Clean Deliveries Act and the opportunity for NYC to develop stronger requirements.
- Expresses support for recommendations from local advocates like Earthjustice and Tri-State Transportation Campaign on addressing warehouse pollution.
Nathan Taft
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Hi there.
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Thanks for the opportunity to speak today.
3:30:32
My name is Nathan Taft, and I'm with Safe Cities at Stand on Earth.
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We work with local government leaders around the country on policies to phase out fossil fuels, and we'd like to go on the record of strongly supporting the city taking action to reduce pollution from mega warehouses via actions such as an indirect sources rule.
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E commerce mega warehouses generate significant emissions from the large number of delivery trucks that come in and out of the facility each and every day.
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These mega warehouses operate 20 fourseven and produce greenhouse gas emissions equal in scale to those from power plants and factories.
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They require hundreds, sometimes thousands of vehicle trips per day, including a large number of large heavy duty diesel trucks.
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The trucks operating out of the warehouses pollute particulate matter that we've heard about today, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds.
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And this worsens local air quality, increasing the risk of asthma, heart attacks, and premature deaths in surrounding neighborhoods.
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Even though diesel fueled trucks and buses make up only 10% of vehicles on US roads, they are responsible for 50% of the transportation sector's nitrogen oxide emissions.
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The work that y'all are doing here today is complementary to a state bill, the Clean Deliveries Act, an important piece of legislation that is being considered during this legislative session that safe cities also supports.
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The fact is the growth of mega warehouses isn't just a problem in New York City.
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It's a problem across the state, and unchecked warehouses are continuing to crop up in communities with zero regulation.
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The state bill has a provision to allow cities to develop stronger requirements, and New York City now has a chance to do exactly that.
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Safe Cities is working with local advocates with deep expertise on this issue, including Earth Justice and the Tri State Transportation Campaign, and we would like to throw our support behind their specific recommendations on how New York City should address warehouse pollution.
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Thank you for the opportunity to share our support for New York City taking action and for the chance to speak.
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Have a great day.