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Diesel
Diesel fuel emissions are damaging our health and the quality of our environment. Each year, diesel engines contribute millions of tons of particulate matter (soot) and air toxins that cause adverse health effects such as lung damage, respiratory problems and cancer. The U.S. EPA estimates that retrofitting 10,000 engines would eliminate roughly 15,000 tons of harmful pollution each year.
- According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), diesel exhaust aggravates asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis.
- Fine particle pollution significantly increases the risk of death from heart and lung disease, causing at least 70,000 deaths a year in the US.
- Buses built before 1990 produce up to six times more polluting emissions than their newer counterparts.
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