The US just needs to require other countries' ships to meet higher standards as a condition of docking. As someone who lives in LA and has to breathe the disgus

The US just needs to require other countries' ships to meet higher standards as a condition of docking. As someone who lives in LA and has to breathe the disgusting smog that these foreign freighters belch for weeks near port, the last thing I want is for even MORE dirty ships to show up. But then, the LA and Long Beach port authority don't even enforce the rules they currently have that require the ships to plug in so that they don't just burn unfiltered fuel oil for days on end. We pay a HUGE price for the rest of the country to get their cheap consumer crap.