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Old Posted Feb 27, 2018, 5:17 PM
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German court opens the way for bans of diesel vehicles (by German cities) . . .

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By Griff Witte and Luisa Beck February 27 at 9:51 AM Email the author

BERLIN — A top German court ruled Tuesday that the country’s towns and cities can ban diesel vehicles in the interests of promoting cleaner air, a decision with vast potential implications for the automotive industry, the car-owning public and the environment.

The ruling, by Germany’s highest administrative court, clears the way for local authorities to prohibit millions of cars now on German roadways from entering congested areas where residents choke on air that routinely exceeds legal pollution limits. It does not, however, mandate such bans . . . .

Pollution from nitrogen dioxide — the lung-irritating gas that diesel vehicles emit in abundance — is above the European Union’s legal levels in about 70 German cities and towns.

Across the European Union, nitrogen dioxide and fine particle pollution are estimated to contribute to about 400,000 premature deaths a year — including nearly 75,000 in Germany.

Butler said that because diesel vehicles are the leading contributor to nitrogen dioxide emissions, banning them in heavily polluted areas makes sense.
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