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Dear Ken,

This Friday, December 12th, the California Air Resources Board
will be voting on the On-Road Heavy Duty Truck and Bus Rule.  Such
a rule is essential to reduce emissions and meet state and federal
health-based air quality standards, to benefit public health,
reduce global warming pollution and save lives. 

Your voice is critical! Take five minutes now and tell CARB how
important the health of Californians is to you!

How does diesel pollution impact Californians?

Diesel pollution causes an estimated 4,500 premature deaths each
year 
71,000 cases of asthma attacks and lower respiratory symptoms are
caused by diesel pollution related to trucks and buses each year 
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 also causes acute bronchitis, heart attacks, and
strokes as well as delayed lung growth and development in
children.
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.

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.