| Comment | I am concerned about 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.
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. Citizens who are forced to breathe
this pollution are at risk, with no practical way to mitigate the
exposure.
To protect the health of all Californians, I urge the California
Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest possible diesel truck
regulations.
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