American Lung Association reports grim statistics on particle pollution
In the United States, the “State of the Air 2015” report by the American Lung Association (ALA) reports that “more than half of all Americans live in counties in the U.S. where ozone or particulate emission levels are meeting EPA clean air standards. The downside is that about four in 10 Americans live in communities with unhealthy levels of either ozone or particle pollution.”
Allen Schaeffer, the Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum responded by noting the emissions advantages of clean diesel: “Engine and equipment makers together with fuel refiners and emissions control technology companies have made significant investments to produce this new generation of clean diesel technology with near zero levels of emissions. It’s rewarding to see the benefits of this work reflected in the quality of our environment.”
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