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Letter to General Daniel R. Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau and Major General William J. Walker, Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard - Norton Asks National Guard to Stop Bus Engine Idling at RFK Site

Letter

Date: March 3, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Transportation Military Personnel Environment

Dear General Hokanson and Major General Walker:

I urge the National Guard Bureau and the District of Columbia National Guard to direct the drivers of the buses that apparently wait at the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (RFK) site to transport National Guard members to and from the U.S. Capitol to stop idling their engines. Under D.C. law, bus engines are prohibited from idling for more than three minutes unless the temperature is at or below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Idling creates air pollution, which causes asthma, respiratory illnesses and heart and lung disease, and contributes to climate change. Idling not only risks the health of the drivers and National Guard members, it also risks the health of my constituents in the neighborhoods surrounding the RFK site.

Please respond to this letter in writing by April 3, 2021.

Sincerely,


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