Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. This goal will be achieved when everyone enjoys:
– The same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards, and
– Equal access to the decision-making process to have a healthy environment in which to live, learn, and work.
Recent studies of NO2 concentrations provide strong evidence that reducing emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines will reduce the disparity in exposures to traffic-related air pollutants. Moreover reductions in exposures to traffic-related air pollutants are linked to better health outcomes including reductions of emergency room visits from asthma attacks. Please see below for some resources that may be of interest.