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As a physician, I am writing to express my deep concern about the
negative health impacts of diesel pollution from trucks and buses.
I urge the California Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest
regulation possible to clean up the top sources of diesel
particulate matter in California.

Trucks and buses are a major contributor to the particulate matter
and ozone pollution that cause ASTHMA, CANCER, HEART ATTACKS and
other 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. 

Diesel pollution increases medical costs for private and public
insurers, increased disability costs, time lost from work for
businesses, and an emotional toll on patients and their families.

To protect the health of all Californians, I urge the California
Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest possible diesel truck
regulations.