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I am writing to because I am very concerned with the negative
health impacts of diesel pollution from trucks and buses and 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. As a project
manager for chronic conditions including asthma, I am particularly
concerned with the pollution from trucks and buses causing more
than 38,000 asthma attacks annually. 
I am also concerned about the health of truck drivers who 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, I urge the California
Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest possible diesel truck
regulations.