HEI Data May Aid Bid To Replace Older Diesel Engines To Cut Cancer Risk

New research by the Health Effects Institute (HEI) says there is no evidence of carcinogenic lung tumors in rats that were exposed to diesel exhaust from engines with emissions control technology, which could boost EPA's efforts to replace older diesel engines with newer models in order to significantly cut potential human cancer risks. “These results confirm the great strides that government and industry have made to reduce diesel risk -- and argue for even greater efforts to accelerate the replacement...