A group of Democrat senators have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency in the US, urging federal regulators to do more to cut air pollution around port cities and railyards.
“The large volumes of air pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter emitted by heavy duty diesel trucks, ocean-going vessels, cargo handling equipment, railroad locomotives and harbor craft are heavily concentrated in the communities,” the five senators wrote in a letter to EPA administrator Gina McCarthy.
“The impacts, especially on children, result in increased risk for cancer, missed school days and more hospital visits,” the lawmakers said.
