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I am writing to tell you of my deep concern about the negative
health impacts of diesel pollution from trucks and buses.  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.

California has the worst air quality in the nation and 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.

To protect the health of all Californians, truck and bus drivers
included, I urge the California Air Resources Board to adopt the
strongest possible diesel truck regulations.