Air pollution associated with diesel trucks that serve warehouses, ports, railyards, highways, etc. has become a growing health concern in New Jersey communities. This pollution impacts predominately low-income or BIPOC communities which are chronically exposed to high levels of toxic diesel pollution.
To address this issue, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) program in 2021 and is ready to implement the program on January 1, 2025. ACT requires manufacturers to sell gradually increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks. The program was developed as a life-saving standard to be phased in over time in order to address the devastating truck pollution that is causing severe respiratory issues for frontline communities in addition to worsening the climate crisis.
Unfortunately, industry players are creating a false crisis claiming they can not comply with the regulations as written in the hopes of pressuring state regulators to delay implementation of ACT. With the health and lives of so many New Jerseyans at stake, we can't afford to wait any longer.
Take Action! Join us and send a message NOW to your state legislators and urge them to continue to ADVANCE ACT, and not delay this life-saving program because of bad faith actors in the trucking industry!
