The Bronx is about to see cleaner air and new health investments thanks to money collected from congestion pricing.
City leaders gathered at the Hunts Point Produce Market to announce that $15 million will go toward replacing diesel-powered transport refrigeration units, also known as TRUs, with cleaner, hybrid models.
“TRUs have been one of the leading sources of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions right here in the Bronx,” said Rep. Ritchie Torres. “I cannot imagine a public health program that can do so much good to so many, so quickly.”…