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Hi!

I'm a resident of Long Beach, recreational sailor and lover of the
Pacific Ocean! Living in a portside community and we bear the brunt
of toxic emissions from ships on a daily basis. Diesel harbor craft
are one of the top three cancer risks in my community as a result
of their particulate matter emissions. Fortunately, just like for
cars and trucks, the technology now exists to transition ships off
of fossil fuel propulsion and phase in 100% zero-emission ships for
nearly all vessels in the harbor. As written, however, CARB's draft
harbor craft rule misses the opportunity to fully embrace this
technology transition. While California claims to be a leader on
climate action, we continue to concentrate impacts in low-income
communities and communities of color.
We need to strengthen the rule to eliminate fossil fuel pollution
and advance zero-emissions technologies.
This is critical for protecting the health of our communities and
the ocean we all love so much!

Thank you!