Diesel exhaust is very dirty, and it's a huge contributor to air pollution in many communities. This will make significant changes in the air quality in a lot of our urban areas. |
It's encouraging news, we're very pleased at the improvement. However, cleaner is not clean enough. |
It's something to cherish and it's something to celebrate, but it's also something to protect. |
The emissions from cars and trucks have been a big problem for the past 40 years. |
The key thing here is recognizing that we still have a huge problem. While we are headed in the right direction, we have to figure out what more we can do. |
This study further proves that cleaning up big polluters does help protect public health. |
Today's victory means that thousands of Americans will not have their lives cut short because of the pollution that would have blown through this huge loophole. |
We do have a huge problem with air pollution in Ohio and part of the reason is the power plants ... which are old, dirty and burn coal. |
We have mounting scientific proof that cleaning up the source of air pollution results in cleaner air and less illness and death. A study recently released showed that when particle air pollution declines in a city, the death rates also drop in that city. |
We never count our chickens until they are actually published. The sooner we can get these regulations in place, the sooner communities can start benefiting from them. |
We've seen action taken, and more needs to be done. We will insist upon it. |