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I join with the American Lung Association in 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.

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 1,500 premature deaths and
more than 38,000 asthma attacks annually. 

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.