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Dear Chair Randolph, Executive Director Corey, and Members of the
Board,

We, the undersigned, are 298 concerned California residents and
Dream Corps Green For All Supporters writing to urge you to pass a
regulation that achieves 100% zero-emission truck sales by 2035.
Dream Corps Green For All (GFA) is a national social justice
nonprofit fighting for a world that is green for all, not green for
some. GFA works at the intersection of the environmental, economic
justice, and racial justice movements to advance solutions to
poverty and pollution.

Low-income communities and communities of color have long-breathed
in toxic diesel pollution from the medium and heavy-duty vehicles
on our roads at disproportionately higher rates. And our
communities are already feeling the effects of climate change: from
hotter, drier days to the unbearable smoke and devastating flames
of increasingly worse wildfire seasons.CARB's own analyses have
projected that a rapid transition to 100% zero-emission trucks by
2035 is necessary to reach California's climate and air quality
goals.

We strongly encourage you to phase out the production of new diesel
vehicles by 2035 and ramp-up targets to get there. I also urge you
to provide support to small businesses and workers in adopting
zero-emission trucks to ensure a just transition for all.

The potential benefits of committing to 100% zero-emission truck
sales by 2035 are significant and must be set into motion now. A
strong rule can prevent numerous premature deaths, improve quality
of life for communities with respiratory or cardiovascular issues
due to air pollution, reduce health costs and missed workdays, and
generate thousands of clean jobs. Please achieve 100% zero-emission
truck sales by 2035 to bring cleaner air to our communities as soon
as possible.

Sincerely,
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