October 6, 2014
“Air Quality Regulators give Truckers more time to meet smog standards”
A day after hearing hours of impassioned testimony from a divided trucking industry, California air quality regulators on Friday postponed deadlines for aging heavy-duty trucks to comply with the nation’s toughest diesel air pollution rules.
“We understand that cleaning up trucks is expensive, but somebody has to pay,” said Pamela Tapia, a community college student from Oakland with asthma. “Right now we’re paying with our health and that’s not right.”
Click here to read the full article. Pamela Tapia is a former New Voices Are Rising student and featured in our New Voices Are Rising video.