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Calif. to Truckers: Cut Back on Diesel Fumes

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(Newser) – California passed diesel emission regulations yesterday that will likely save lives and leave truckers footing most of the bill, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The state air board ruling will require trucks in California to filter their exhaust by 2014 and replace engines by 2022. The board plans to give truckers $1 billion of the $5.5 billion it will cost to retrofit and replace their vehicles.

One trucker said the ruling "scares" him and will more than double his debt. But officials expect the regulations to save 9,400 lives by 2025—particularly those of truckers and dockworkers, who breathe more diesel soot and have high rates of lung cancer. "This regulation is not something that you could do or should do—it's something you must do," an American Lung Association director told the board.

Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board.
Mary Nichols, chair of the California Air Resources Board.   (AP Photo)
A long haul truck crosses into California from Nevada at South Lake Tahoe.
A long haul truck crosses into California from Nevada at South Lake Tahoe.   (AP Photo)
A woman joins dozens of other truckers and their supporters in a demonstration against proposed new rules to the emission standards.
A woman joins dozens of other truckers and their supporters in a demonstration against proposed new rules to the emission standards.   (AP Photo)
Independent truck owner-operators at the Port of Long Beach.
Independent truck owner-operators at the Port of Long Beach.   (AP Photo)
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Zebraone
Dec 13, 08 4:44 PM CST
Stupid 'califuckers"~~ I hope they starve to death! If I was in the trucking industry, I'd put that place off limits to my drivers~~~~ And I hope that ugly bitch nichols goes first! The 'american' lung asso is still pumping out a lot of hot gas~~~~ Their donations must be down! Reply
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Thinker
Dec 14, 08 7:07 AM CST
So, you're telling me that we've been choking on diesel fumes when all along, there was a way to filter it? I can't believe we've been exposed to this poison needlessly. I blame the trucking industry, truck manufacturers and politicians for allowing this to happen. I hope they pass the same thing here in Illinois. Reply
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Reader65069154
Jun 23, 09 1:40 PM CDT
New to California: Consumer shortages! This from the state that brings us rolling blackouts because they don't want to produce dirty power, water rationing, and wildfires every Fall. It's truly the land of fruits and nuts. Reply
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