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Dear California Environmental Protection Agency Air Resources
Board

I live in the L.A. South Bay area and have been impressed with the
improvement made regarding trucks entering the L.A. Harbor Area and
the strict enforcement for emissions.  

It is important for all of us living in the area to not have our
lungs impacted with more diesel, gas with its nitrogen oxide and
carbons polluting our air and water.  The combining of the nitrogen
oxide with the moisture that is common in our environment which
burns the lung lining of human lungs and delicate eye tissues.  I
am particularly sensitive because I have asthma.  

We are very fortunate to not have coal burning power plants in our
area, like in the Eastern U.S, but I have been reading how China is
acting on their problem and are taking their dollars and moving
fast toward developing Sun Energy.  

Because we have one of the largest harbor in the world at our door
step we must acknowledge the importance to move ahead quickly to
meet the needs of our economy, but in doing so protect the people
on the west coastal area affected by cars and trucks moving through
the area.

It is my understanding that Mexico is planning (or is in the
process) to build a harbor in Mexico and probably will pressure
congress to extend roads up through Arizona, New Mexico,or Texas.
California Legislature has kept their unregulated trucks out of our
harbor.  We can be an example by being diligent on this issue and
protect our Harbor Business and the industry that the Harbor
creates.  

California was a leader in smaller efficient cars, in catalytic
converters, more efficient motors, cleaner burning fuels...let us
be a letter today in building a cleaner California.
Respectfully,
Rose m. Schenck
Business from leaving California.