U.S. regulators target e-commerce warehouses with pollution rules

Local officials in New York and other states turned to “indirect source rules” to regulate pollution from e-commerce warehouses. A recent report estimated that 15 million Americans live within a half-mile of a large warehouse, with facilities in New York alone generating 260,000 diesel truck trips daily. Lawmakers introduced the “Clean Deliveries Act” to mandate emission reductions, citing data that low-income and minority communities disproportionately bear the health risks of increased freight traffic.