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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has a historic opportunity
to cut a major source of dangerous air pollution in California.  

I urge the ARB to vote for the landmark rule to strengthen state
air standards and reduce air pollution from construction
equipment, known technically as "In-Use Off-Road Diesel
Vehicles."

This new rule will, among other benefits:

- prevent over 4,000 premature deaths annually;

- result in health benefits and reduced health care and
hospital visits of $18 to $26 billion;

- help bring the most polluted areas of the state, the Los
Angeles/Long Beach air basin and the San Joaquin Valley, into
attainment with federal air quality standards; and

- by 2020, prevent 48 tons per day of NOx and 5 tons per day of
particulate air pollution from entering our air.

I urge you to support stronger air standards for California's
construction equipment.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,