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To whom it may concern
As a person who owns a CNG vehicle, I am writing to express my
deep concern about the negative health impacts of diesel pollution
from trucks and buses and 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. Many of our
buses are CNG as well !

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.

Sincerely,
Sheree Poitier,MD