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As a nurse, I urge you to support the diesel truck and bus
regulations and save the state money by reducing the costs of
treating the numerous serious illnesses these toxic emissions
cause. It is your responsibility to protect public health, and the
science clearly shows that these emissions harm health.

Diesel truck pollution alone is responsible each year for about
4,500 early deaths and thousands of asthma attacks and
hospitalizations for lung illnesses.  These public health
emergencies impact hospitals and emergency rooms throughout the
state that are already overburdened. Diesel soot poses an
especially critical health danger for truck drivers, children, the
elderly and residents living near major freeways, ports, rail
yards, truck stops and other diesel hot spots who bear the greatest
burden of disease. 

Please move forward in implementing this vitally needed regulation
that will save lives and improve the health of all California
residents.  

Sincerely,
Ruth E. Malone, RN, PhD
Professor of Nursing and Health Policy 
UCSF