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Jul 19, 2005

REPORT - USA - DIESEL guilty

Diesel fallout cited as hazard along busy route Residents near parkway face health dangers
San Francisco,CA,USA -San Francisco Chronicle, by Erin Hallissy -July 18, 2005: -- Big rigs that rumble through North Richmond neighborhoods, freight trains that idle for hours on train tracks and in rail yards, and cargo ships delivering thousands of foreign cars to Richmond's port are spewing so much diesel exhaust that nearby residents could face serious health problems, according to a report released today... The report, produced by the Pacific Institute, an environmental policy group in Oakland, says that average diesel emissions near the Richmond Parkway, which cuts from Interstate 80 to Interstate 580 and is near several rail lines, are 40 times higher than average in California...

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