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My name is Susan Wright, and I am a resident of Oakland. 

I feel that it is extremely important to move forward with
health-protecting, life-saving pollution protections like the
Advanced Clean Truck rule.  Our air quality crisis leaves
Californians gasping for breath, especially children in schools
near freeways and other vulnerable people, and worsens and shortens
lives. New research from Harvard connects COVID-19 mortality to
long-term exposure to air pollution. Therefore shifting heavy
polluters like diesel trucks in the state to zero emissions
solutions has taken on a new significance.

I urge you to stay the course and pass a strong Advanced Clean
Truck rule, as well as other transportation regulations that will
promote a zero-emissions future. We cant afford to lose ground on
key public health measures during a public health crisis.  

California has long shown that we can clean up our air and protect
our climate while stewarding a strong economy. Regulations like the
Advanced Clean Truck rule can spur thousands of new clean energy
jobs. They will play an important role in Californias economic
recovery while also saving everyday Californians from the economic
toll of lost workdays and the healthcare costs of pollution-related
illness. Its time for everyone to do their part for Californias air
 and all of our lungs  as we face challenges to public health in
the Golden State like never before.