Friend,

Approximately 58,000 Americans die from transportation pollution each year.1

The smog from the cars and trucks on our highways is killing us -- and driving climate change at the same time. Transportation is the biggest contributor to global warming in the United States.2

But we can transform our transportation woes into healthier, cleaner and safer ways to get around. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is considering a policy that would require states to get global warming pollution from transportation under control.

Tell the DOT: Require states to reduce pollution from highways.

With a global problem like climate change, it's hard to make progress without a full account of where the pollution is coming from. The DOT's proposed rule would require states to track and report emissions from their highways, making it easier to pinpoint global warming pollution.

Simply measuring climate pollution isn't enough. That's why this rule will also encourage states to set emissions targets that ratchet down over time.

Submit your comment today: States should be tackling global warming pollution from transportation.

Billions of dollars are spent each year on infrastructure that encourages more driving. With hundreds of thousands of cars and trucks already belching global warming pollution into the air, we need to reverse course.

The good news is that setting climate goals for transportation will steer us toward a healthier, cleaner and safer future. Accounting for climate pollution can help state policymakers choose to prioritize better, low-carbon options first.

That will mean better public transit, safer bike lanes, car-free roads and more solutions to our transportation pollution problem. A more climate-friendly transportation future is possible, and it has the potential to make our lives easier.

Climate change should be considered in all our transportation decisions. Submit your public comment to the DOT today.

Highway builders and others are opposing this rule in order to maintain the status quo of polluting transportation, which is driving our planet toward disaster.3 But we've defended against attacks like these in the past.

By taking action, Friend, you can support a healthier, cleaner and safer transportation system.

Thank you,

Faye Park
President

1. "Transform transportation," U.S. PIRG, last accessed July 25, 2022.
2. "Sources of greenhouse gas emissions," U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, last accessed July 25, 2022.
3. Kea Wilson, "What the proposed GHG rule will (and won't) do for the climate," Streetsblog USA, July 18, 2022.

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