In a move that is likely to have have negative health consequences for some, the California Air Resources Board has delayed new rules to clean up the state's diesel truck fleet.
"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."
Unfortunately, this isn't the first delay, and this one was opposed by many truckers.
For news of what happened, and why it shouldn't have, read the L.A. Times article below, and the blog post by Moving Forward Network participant and NRDC Senior Scientist Diane Bailey.
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