HARRISBURG, PA — A new report finds that adoption of the Advanced Clean Trucks standard in Pennsylvania can avoid 140 premature deaths and create 3,524 new jobs. The Pennsylvania Clean Trucks Program report investigated the climate, health, and job benefits expected if the Commonwealth were to adopt these standards. The report was prepared by ERM and commissioned by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and the Union of Concerned Scientists.
The Advanced Clean Trucks standard modeled in the report would require manufacturers, beginning in 2027, to increase their zero-emission truck sales to between 30-50 percent by 2030 and 40-75 percent by 2035. If adopted in Pennsylvania, benefits would include:
- $1.8 billion in public health benefits by 2050 including 140 fewer premature deaths, 131 fewer hospital visits from breathing polluted air, and 71,760 fewer cases of acute…