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Clean Water Action has scheduled a meeting with Mayor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano of Newport on Tuesday, Febuary 23rd. The meeting will focus on diesel pollution and possible solutions to the health threat it presents. Clean Water Action is calling for letters from the Newport area to express the public interest in this important issue.

Letters are immensely valuable to the political process, and will ensure that we get as effective a solution as possible. Please take the moment to write a quick letter or email addressed to the Mayor and Email it to Michael Coates at provcwa@cleanwater.org. Below is a sample letter to show the basic structure and length desirable.

Dear Mayor Napolitano,

Public money shouldn’t create a public health risk. Government funded construction projects should use clean diesel technology.

Cleaning up diesel vehicles will rebuild our economy with “green” jobs, reduce diesel emissions that threaten our health, and reduce global warming pollution.

I urge you to support a stronger policy to reduce diesel emissions in Rhode Island. Thank you, I look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

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For questions call Michael Coates, Grassroots Organizer for CWA, at (office)401-332-6972 or (cell)401-533-7773.

A fact sheet is available below for more information about Diesel Pollution.