Renewable-fueled engines can significantly reduce harmful emissions over diesel trucks idling at ports and along trade routes. This could help to lower the estimated thousands of annual premature cardiopulmonary deaths in California and their associated health care costs.
Disadvantaged communities located near ports and trade corridors bear the brunt of air pollution. According to recent studies, African Americans and Latinos are exposed to 40 percent more particulate matter pollution. And, households earning less than $20,000 a year or those without vehicles suffer from 20 percent more particulate matter inhalation than the state average.
Renewable-fueled engines significantly reduce harmful emissions over diesel trucks, which could in turn help lower the estimated thousands of annual premature cardiopulmonary deaths in California and their associated health care costs.