Newly appointed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy visited the Port of Long Beach on Thursday to see firsthand some of the air-quality projects her agency has funded. Standing in a Foss Caribe Horizon crew boat retrofitted with cleaner engines, McCarthy spoke about the need to strike a balance between commerce and community.

“We know goods movement is a challenge,” she said. “It’s necessary for the country and so it’s necessary for us to continue to work together to make sure that it’s environmentally sound in that it’s a meaningful opportunity for folks to have jobs and have clean communities.”

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