First Name | Jenny |
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Last Name | Bard |
Email Address | jbard@alac.org |
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Subject | Please support strong diesel truck and bus regulation |
Comment | Diesel pollution from trucks and buses is a huge problem for millions of residents who live next to truck corridors and highways and suffer from lung and heart disease as a result. I am writing to urge the California Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest regulation possible to clean up the top sources of diesel particulate pollution in California. California has the worst air quality in the nation and trucks and buses are a major contributor to the particulate matter and ozone pollution that causes serious health consequences. Pollution from trucks and buses result in an estimated 4,500 premature deaths and 71,000 cases of asthma and lower respiratory symptoms each year. Equally important, truck drivers are 1.5 to 2 times as likely as workers not exposed to diesel exhaust to develop lung cancer during their lives. To protect the health of all Californians, I urge the California Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest possible diesel truck regulations. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-12-02 16:20:42 |
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