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Thank you Senator Dembrow and members of the committee. My name is Dana Visse and I am a steering committee member of the Eco-School Network, where we volunteer in schools throughout Oregon to improve green practices of schools largely in the Portland metropolitan region. Each day at my school I help run a program that recycles and collects all recoverable food and material waste. We work hard to take steps to care for our environment and yet when students walk out the door of the school they breathe air in Multnomah County that is the fifth worst in the country for diesel emissions. I come here today as a parent of young children living in southeast Portland. I grew up in Beaverton and have taken great pride in the achievement of our state with our pioneering history of implementing such novel concepts at the time as the first bottle bill, a statewide land us planning system, and the protection of beaches for public use. In recent years I’ve been appalled to learn that our great, green state has a dirty diesel secret. We have become a state where old diesel trucks come to die. I see parents of kids with asthma suffer. I see my own brother, who has asthma; unable to live in Oregon because every time he visits his asthma gets horribly activated. He lives in California where we can literally breathe easier. And I shudder to think of the 50% of school children that still ride the bus to school every day choking on diesel fumes of old, outdated buses. But it doesn’t have to be this way… I see this session as an opportunity for our state to catch up with neighboring states to address the fact that our state has the sixth worst diesel emissions in the country. That’s not so pioneering or green. As neighbors and parents at the same elementary school that is located near an industrial nickel emissions hotspot in southeast Portland, we are sick of poor air. Vivian Christensen and I wanted to do something about it so we started a petition through MoveOn.org. In just two weeks we collected 3,125 signatures of people throughout the state who agree with this message. We are here today as messengers of those 3,125 people to pass on this message: Please support a statewide diesel standard during the 2017 legislative session to require clean diesel engines that don't cause unhealthy air pollution. Further, please fund engine upgrades! The VW settlement is the right tool for the job. Without adequate funding, old engines will linger for too many years. Oregon's air is unhealthy and harming vulnerable Oregonians. The cause is preventable mobile and industrial pollution. The biggest and most harmful source of air pollution is dirty diesel engines. Heavy metals and other toxics stick to fine, sooty particles in diesel emissions that can make their way deep into our bodies where they can cause cancer, heart attacks, asthma attacks, stroke, infertility, and more. Thankfully, there is a clear solution: Oregon needs a statewide diesel emissions standard (like our neighbors CA and WA have) that requires cleaner-running diesel engines. New diesel engines (built after 2007) run quite clean (with up to 95% less pollution); the problem is diesel engines last a l-o-n-g time and Oregon doesn't require the new technology. Older diesel engines contribute to 60-70% of Oregon’s particulate pollution (DEQ). If we don't take action, Oregonians will be stuck with dirty diesel & dirty air for decades to come. Don't let that happen.Oregonians deserve to breathe clean air all the time wherever they live, work, and play. Oregon is a great state. And we are a great state because we care about is future and have the leadership of citizens and representatives to take corrective action when that great, green future is in jeopardy. Please support and pass SB 1008. Thank you! Dear The Oregon State House, The Oregon State Senate, and Governor Kate Brown, We are pleased to present you with this petition affirming this statement: "Please support a statewide diesel standard during the 2017 legislative session to require clean diesel engines that don't cause unhealthy air pollution. Further, please fund engine upgrades! The VW settlement is the right tool for the job. Without adequate funding, old engines will linger for too many years." Attached is a list of individuals who have added their names to this petition, as well as additional comments written by the petition signers themselves. Sincerely, Dana Visse & Vivian Christensen with Neighbors for Clean Air MoveOn.org 1 Karen Liao Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 virna darling portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Tia Factor Portland, OR 97212 Mar 8, 2017 D Portland, OR 97225 Mar 8, 2017 Carolyn Owens Pinehurst, NC 28374 Mar 8, 2017 Kenneth Owens Pinehurst, NC 28374 Mar 8, 2017 Morgan Schramm Portland, OR 97214 Mar 8, 2017 Darrell Brown Portland, OR 97210 Mar 8, 2017 Dave Martin Seattle, WA 98136 Mar 8, 2017 Katrina Bray Portland, OR 97219 Mar 8, 2017 Alex Matson Portland, OR 97206 Mar 8, 2017 Please sign into law a statewide diesel standard. Thank you. Rebecca Knuth Rebecca knuth Portland, OR 97206 MoveOn.org 2 Mar 8, 2017 Emily picha Portland, OR 97217 Mar 8, 2017 Christie Wilburn Corbett, OR 97019 Mar 8, 2017 Maureen Wernet Portland, OR 97206 Mar 8, 2017 Also noise control is an issue elizabeth walker Fairview, OR 97024 Mar 8, 2017 Sarah Panasenko Portland, OR 97213 Mar 8, 2017 Tom Pritchard Bend, OR 97702 Mar 8, 2017 Joseph Eichenauer Portland, OR 97214 Mar 8, 2017 Judith Lidstrom portland, OR 96219 Mar 8, 2017 Ben Waldron Portland, OR 97205 Mar 8, 2017 Carla DiGennaro Portland, OR 97206 Mar 8, 2017 Patricia Pascone Portland, OR 97214 Mar 8, 2017 MoveOn.org 3 Jeff McCullough Ashland, OR 97520 Mar 8, 2017 Carol Rulla Gresham, OR 97080 Mar 8, 2017 James Reismiller Corvallis, OR 97330 Mar 8, 2017 Let's set a high bar on lowering air toxics! Kimberly E. Folts The Dalles, OR 97058 Mar 8, 2017 Joyce Chow Portland, OR 97214 Mar 8, 2017 Tanja Petal Eugene, OR 97404 Mar 8, 2017 With the dangerous gutting of the EPA at the federal level, it is more important than ever to act aggressively, locally, to protect our air, water, and soil, which we can do! William Comerford portland, OR 97214 Mar 8, 2017 Sherrill Ranew Portland, OR 97221 Mar 8, 2017 Kendall KIC Portland, OR 97221 Mar 8, 2017 If our neighbors can do this then so can we. No excuses! Sarah Gosch Portland, OR 97215 Mar 8, 2017 MoveOn.org 4 Pamela Howard Portland, OR 97201 Mar 8, 2017 Katie Oregon City, OR 97045 Mar 8, 2017 Kaya Singer Portland, OR 97211 Mar 8, 2017 Nora Grod Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Sally Riley Portland, OR 97214 Mar 8, 2017 Margaret Sullivan Portland, OR 97266 Mar 8, 2017 Thank you..! Susan Conlon Portland, OR 97266 Mar 8, 2017 Tiffany Lee Brown Sisters, OR 97759 Mar 8, 2017 Brittany Maloney Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 bob forster portland, OR 97210 Mar 8, 2017 Rebecca L Zegers Portland, OR 97206 Mar 8, 2017 Adam Bonin Portland, OR 97202 MoveOn.org 5 Mar 8, 2017 Sonia Arion CORBETT, OR 97019 Mar 8, 2017 Janet 'Jory' Aronson Portland, OR 97218 Mar 8, 2017 Alicia "Tia" Knuth Portland, OR 97206 Mar 8, 2017 Mark Lovgren Portland, OR 97201 Mar 8, 2017 Ingrid Petersen Portland, OR 97213 Mar 8, 2017 Shauneen Field Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Carrie McGuigan Bend, OR 97702 Mar 8, 2017 Chloe Bowman Corvallis, OR 97330 Mar 8, 2017 Marilyn Nycum Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Mar 8, 2017 Shawn Ranta Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Adrian Kettering Bend, OR 97703 Mar 8, 2017 Jill Drach Lake Oswego, OR 97035 Mar 8, 2017 MoveOn.org 6 With such a growing population and it's transit/supply/industiral needs, conversion to clean diesel is a fundamental need for our air quality. Robert J Bekuhrs Milwaukee, OR 97222 Mar 8, 2017 Alice Ierulli Portland, OR 97005 Mar 8, 2017 Mary K. Pritchard Eugene, OR 97401 Mar 8, 2017 Jenn Topliff Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Katie Lamb Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Please help us have the clean air that our neighbors do! We are so forward thinking and acting on so many fronts! Let's do it here too, with cleaning up the Diesel engines. Thank you! Robyn Veneta, OR 97486 Mar 8, 2017 Susan Stahl PORTLAND, OR 97223 Mar 8, 2017 Jimmie Davis Rogue River, OR 97537 Mar 8, 2017 Noah ribner Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Laura Portland, OR 97223 Mar 8, 2017 MoveOn.org 7 Come on, Lawmakers, it's time to stand up for your constituents, the adults and children who breath the air that is so heavily contaminated. This is unacceptable! Don't let our state be a dumping ground for California castoffs and old engines. jean schnadig Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Barbara Gundle Portland, OR 97212 Mar 8, 2017 Mary Hughes Corvallis, OR 97333 Mar 8, 2017 Alicia Hirssig Portland, OR 97206 Mar 8, 2017 Michael P Bastian Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Mar 8, 2017 Shannon Kaopuiki Portland, WA 97206 Mar 8, 2017 Monica Bastian Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Alison Lopakka Joy Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Brian Pinaire Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Kathy Grove Portland, OR 97218 Mar 8, 2017 Rachel Sdrulla Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 MoveOn.org 8 Michael C Henton Gresham, OR 97080 Mar 8, 2017 Robbi Matarrese Durham, OR 97224 Mar 8, 2017 Paul Seilo Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Nicole Murray Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Eric Hopp Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Linda Haskins Portland, OR 97219 Mar 8, 2017 Tracy Braden Portland, OR 97211 Mar 8, 2017 Richard Visse Portland, OR 97225 Mar 8, 2017 Mary K Eilers Portland, OR 97225 Mar 8, 2017 Susan Reingold Portland, OR 97205 Mar 8, 2017 Stephanie O'Malley Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Tasha Bartley Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 MoveOn.org 9 Sheryl Nutt Portland, OR 97229 Mar 8, 2017 Karen Nelson Redmond, OR 97756 Mar 8, 2017 Alice Kinzer Beaverton, OR 97007 Mar 8, 2017 Brent Goodness Portland, OR 97202 Mar 8, 2017 Amois Williams Portland, OR 97212 Mar 8, 2017 Torsti Portland, OR 97206 Mar 8, 2017 Diane Hussey Portland, OR 97201 Mar 8, 2017 Janine Havens Portland, OR 97209 Mar 8, 2017 Sally Vingelen Portland, OR 97225 Mar 8, 2017 Sara Ennis Portland, OR 97206 Mar 8, 2017 Let's follow the lead of Washington and California and pass legislation during this session to require clean diesel engines.

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