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To Whom It May Concern:

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 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.

I have two brothers who are local San Joaquin Valley owner
operator truck drivers who travel throughout California and are the
soul providers for their families and with diesel soot affecting
the sake of their lives and family they are willing to follow this
strong rule. They understand that this will help the environment
and their lives, so please help consider to enforce a strong truck
and bus rule.

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

Sincerely,

Raquel Ortega