On the other hand, EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Acting Assistant Administrator Larry Starfield commented, “Older diesel engines without modern emissions controls emit significant amounts of air pollution that harm people’s health and take years off people’s lives. This harm is greatest in communities near busy roadways, which are too often overburdened by high levels of ozone and particulate matter pollution. Today’s settlement will protect these vulnerable communities…”
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