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I am writing again to you knowing that this week the California Air
Resources Board will be voting on the On-Road Heavy Duty Truck and
Bus Rule.  Such a rule is essential to reduce emissions and meet
state and federal health-based air quality standards, to benefit
public health, reduce global warming pollution and save lives.

I am deeply concern about the negative health impacts of diesel
pollution from trucks and buses and I urge you to adopt the
strongest regulation possible to clean up the top sources of diesel
particulate matter in California.

It is shocking to know California has the worst air quality in the
nation and that trucks and buses are a major contributor to the
particulate matter and ozone pollution that causes serious health
consequences. More distrubing is to know that pollution from trucks
and buses result in an estimated 1,500 premature deaths and more
than 38,000 asthma attacks annually. 

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. How will you be able to justify not protecting the
health of all Californians if you do not adopt the strongest
possible diesel truck regulations? Adopting the strongest
regulations is the responible and right thing to do.

Thank you.
Ofelia Alvarado