Letter to Chairman Feinstein and Ranking Member Alexander

The document is a formal request from a broad coalition to the Senate Subcommittee on Interior for specific funding allocations in the FY10 budget to improve air quality and public health. The coalition asks for $200 million to fully fund the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) and $270 million for state and local air quality grants. The authors argue that DERA funding is fiscally responsible, creates jobs, and reduces black carbon emissions that contribute to global warming. They further state that state and local air quality grants are essential for maintaining Clean Air Act obligations, noting that the purchasing power of these grants has decreased by approximately one-third over the last 15 years.

• The coalition requests $200 million to fully fund the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) for Fiscal Year 2010, noting that the program was originally designed to provide $1 billion over five years to reduce emissions from approximately 11 million existing diesel engines by 90 percent or more.
• Funding for DERA is presented as a benefit for the economy, public health, and the climate, specifically by reducing black carbon emissions which are linked to global warming.
• The coalition requests $270 million for state and local air quality grants, representing a $46 million increase over the FY09 level, to support core obligations under the Clean Air Act.
• Federal grants for state and local air quality programs have seen a decline in purchasing power of about one-third over the previous 15 years.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2009). Letter to Chairman Feinstein and Ranking Member Alexander. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/21093430/20090520-DERA_Senate_Letter.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Letter to Chairman Feinstein and Ranking Member Alexander. 2009. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/21093430/20090520-DERA_Senate_Letter.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cleanairtaskforce2009letter, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Letter to Chairman Feinstein and Ranking Member Alexander}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2009}, month = may, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/21093430/20090520-DERA_Senate_Letter.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }