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To Fight Pollution, Paris Imposes Weekday Ban On Old Cars
2016-07-01 22:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Paris was at the forefront of public bike-sharing schemes, and it now has electric car-sharing schemes and is something of a laboratory for mobility. As of today, motorists with cars built before 1997, and motorcycles built before 2000, will no longer be able to drive them in the city during daylight hours on weekdays. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says keeping old cars out of the city will help lower pollution levels. But not everyone is happy about it. Marc Vernhet makes his living driving tourists...
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