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Dear Chairman Nichols and members of the Board:


On behalf of the Rose Foundation for Communities and the
Environment and our New Voices Are Rising Project, I write to
express strong support for the current on-road diesel vehicle
rules, and urge the continued timely implementation of the diesel
truck and bus rule.

The diesel truck rules are tremendously important.  They are
already keeping children out of the hospital and saving lives.  
Here in Oakland, a 2012 UC Berkeley study found that significant
pollution reductions had been achieved in a matter of months from
implementation of the port truck rule.  Those pollution reductions
will have real health benefits for the community.  

Every community in California deserves clean air. Implementation of
all of the diesel risk reduction rules is critical to every
Californian's health.  It's time to move ahead without any
additional delay and implement the diesel truck and bus rules.

Sincerely,
Jill Ratner