Funding Programs Available for Clean Truck Technology and Fuels to Reduce Diesel Exhaust Impacts in New York City

Breathing in polluted air day in and day out has led to exactly the kinds of comorbidities – such as asthma, heart disease and lung disease – that make you more vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic, and are issues that people living in the Bronx live with on a day-to-day basis. In many ways, COVID is just a preview of the looming threat of climate change, but the Bronx is already living with the impacts of climate change and environmental racism,” said Senator Biaggi.