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I feel that the 2008 Ozone Plan needs to be a lot more effective in
prohibiting the amount of diesel trucks that emit pollutants here
in the Central Valley. With exemptions to agricultural, the Central
Valley becomes vulnerable to air pollution because the valley is
home to much of the agriculture in the United States. It seems like
the Ozone Plan was a token gesture used to shut people up until
they forgot about the issue of the air quality in the area. The
issue is a concern here in the Central Valley because many of those
who are at risk to environmental and health hazards involve
children. Living and working in the Central Valley, I have met many
children who have respiratory diseases and problems. With the scale
of pollution that takes place here and its toll on people's health,
it is disappointing to know that we also have an issue with the
health care system that is strongly connected to such environmental
hazards. Since most people are being effected by pollution without
there will and consent, should not there health care problems that
stem from these pollution problems be covered by the government and
firms that contribute largely to these health issues.