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Boston urged to order limits on diesel fumes

Ordinance would affect contractors

By David Abel

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 19, 2011

For years, environmental groups have blamed the diesel fumes belched by bulldozers, cranes, and other construction equipment for contributing to the area’s high asthma rates and other airborne ailments. Now, as Congress slashes federal aid to reduce diesel pollution, local activists are prodding city officials to require contractors that do business with the city or work on city-subsidized projects to buy expensive filtration devices that would eliminate nearly all the toxic pollutants they emit.

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