First Name | Kathy |
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Last Name | OBrien |
Email Address | cooperhenry00@gmail.com |
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Subject | We Need Electric Trucks to Clean Up Our Air |
Comment | My name is Kathy OBrien, and I am a resident of Redway. Written below are my comments on board item act19. We also need electric buses up and down Freeway 101, Highway 1 and I-5. For those of us in Northern Ca. our only choices to travel to Southern Ca. Is the expensive airplane, the hideous Greyhound bus or the Amtrak/train nightmare. Try to get a ticket for Greyhound or Amtrak. It is quite the challenge. Greyhound stinks and the Amtrak/is horrible. An airplane ticket can cost $400.00 plus baggage and parking fees, ending up to the tune of close to $800.00 to travel 500 miles or less. This is Unconscionable and Unacceptable. Here in California, its more important than ever that we move forward with health-protecting, life-saving pollution protections like the Advanced Clean Truck rule. Weve long known that our air quality crisis leaves Californians gasping for breath, and worsens and shortens lives. In light of new research from Harvard that connects COVID-19 mortality to long-term exposure to air pollution, shifting heavy polluters like diesel trucks in the state to zero emissions solutions has taken on a new significance. I urge you to stay the course and pass a strong Advanced Clean Truck rule, as well as other transportation regulations that will promote a zero-emissions future. We cant afford to lose ground on key public health measures during a public health crisis. California has long proven that we can clean up our air and protect our climate while stewarding a strong economy. Regulations like the Advanced Clean Truck rule can spur thousands of new clean energy jobs. They will play an important role in Californias economic recovery while also saving everyday Californians from the economic toll of lost workdays and the healthcare costs of pollution-related illness. Its time for everyone to do their part for Californias air and all of our lungs as we face challenges to public health in the Golden State like never before. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2020-05-21 21:31:49 |
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