First Name | KENNETH |
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Last Name | THOMAS |
Email Address | DIGITALF8NOW@sbcglobal.net |
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Subject | Diesel Polution |
Comment | Dear Ken, This Friday, December 12th, 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. Your voice is critical! Take five minutes now and tell CARB how important the health of Californians is to you! How does diesel pollution impact Californians? Diesel pollution causes an estimated 4,500 premature deaths each year 71,000 cases of asthma attacks and lower respiratory symptoms are caused by diesel pollution related to trucks and buses each year Truck drivers are 1.5 to 2 times as likely as workers not exposed to diesel exhaust to develop lung cancer during their lives Diesel pollution also causes acute bronchitis, heart attacks, and strokes as well as delayed lung growth and development in children. I am writing to express my deep concern about 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. 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. To protect the health of all Californians, I urge the California Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest possible diesel truck regulations. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2008-12-08 13:46:20 |
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