New Jersey residents may soon breathe easier after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a plan to cut diesel pollution Friday.

The federal government?s plan calls for cutting diesel pollution from trains and some boats by at least 80 percent. Old locomotives, tugboats and pleasure boats will be re-manufactured to today?s standards under the proposal.

EPA officials say some details of the plan must still be worked out, but some local environmentalists are happy with it so far. The EPA administrator expects the new diesel emissions standards to go into effect next year. The EPA also predicts lowering diesel emissions will have a dramatic health impact.

For extended video of the EPA announcement, go to channel 612 on your iO digital cable box and select iO extra.