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San Joaquin Valley receives $12.9M from CARB for clean trucks

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These new funds will be utilized within the District’s existing Truck Replacement Program that provides funding for new, clean truck technologies. The District is currently working on reaching attainment for the federal 8-hour ozone and PM 2.5 standards.

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Study: more stringent O3 and PM2.5 air pollution standards could save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health

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The EPA sets standards for six principal air pollutants to meet its obligation under the Clean Air Act to protect the health of the American public, including vulnerable populations, by an adequate margin of safety. Fresno, CA: 260 lives saved, 672 fewer morbidities and 390,551 fewer impacted days.

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