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Virginia set to become the first state in the southeast to adopt clean car standards Published Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, 11:12 am Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Front Page » Government/Politics » Politics2 » Virginia set to become the first state in the southeast to adopt clean car standards (© monticellllo – stock.adobe.com) Transportation accounts for 48 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Virginia, and associated air pollution from cars and trucks is also an immediate health risk. A 2020 report from Virginia Clinicians for Climate Action found that fine particulate matter pollution from Virginia’s cars and light trucks contributes to 92 deaths, 71 non-fatal heart attacks and 2,600 child asthma attacks every year.

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