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Port authorities vow to work with EPA.


The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, self-sustaining public corporation established in 1921 by the states of New York and New Jersey to administer the activities of the New York–New Jersey port area, which has a waterfront of c.  and the Port of Rotterdam The port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe, located in the city of Rotterdam, South Holland, the Netherlands. From 1962 until 2004 it was the world's busiest port, now overtaken by Asian ports like Singapore and Shanghai.  reached an agreement to jointly strengthen and expand environmental initiatives in both ports.

The agreement, signed by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey deputy executive director Ernesto Ernesto, a form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to:
  • Ernesto (novel) (1953), an autobiographical 'secret' novel by Umberto Saba, published in 1975
 L. Butcher and Pieter Struijs, senior executive vice president for the Port of Rotterdam, calls for both ports to share information and experiences that will enhance existing programs to improve air, water, soil and wildlife quality.

The agreement is part of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-sponsored initiative known as "International Sustainable Ports and Carriers Partnership." It involves ports from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and the international community forming a partnership to advance mutual goals for improving the environment.
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