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On May 24, the CARB Board is scheduled to vote on a landmark rule
to reduce air pollution from California's construction equipment.
This rule will require that all construction equipment currently
in use be retrofitted to reduce pollution.

Construction equipment is the second largest source of diesel
pollution in the state and is estimated to cause 1,100 premature
deaths per year, 30,000 asthma attacks and cost the state's
economy $9 billion. 

The proposed in-use construction rule will provide significant
pollution reductions, protect public health, and 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. I ask that your vote to adopt the new rule
as soon as possible, and adopt strong enforcement mechanisms to
ensure that it is not violated.