What’s In the Exhaust of 60,000 Trucks?

Portland is awash in a toxic stew that is impacting the elderly, vulnerable and particularly children with particulate exposure that causes everything from dementia to lower IQ and attention deficits.

A major cause is diesel fuel, found in heavy concentrations in SE Portland’s Brooklyn Railyards, along highways and within local streets.

Read the full article by Midge Pierce, with quotes from Oregon PSR's Board President Dr. Patrick O'Herron, in the SE Examiner.