EcoNews - USA - New law would curb air pollution by school buses, garbage trucks
TRENTON, N.J.,USA -YNewsday/AP, by ROSA CIRIANNI -September 7, 2005: -- A diesel engine emission reduction plan signed into law Wednesday could have New Jerseyans breathing easier in the years to come... The plan, which backers called the most comprehensive in the nation, is geared to cut air pollution and health risks by placing tighter controls on diesel emissions from public and privately owned transit buses and garbage trucks over the next 10 years... The diesel reduction program could reduce emissions by more than 500 tons per year and save New Jersey up to $1.4 billion annually in health care and related costs from the fine particle pollution, officials said. The program would cost the state $14 million per year, or $140 million over 10 years...
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