Cheers, protests as German court lets cities ban diesel cars

Denver Post Wednesday, 28 February 2018 ()
Handing environmentalists a landmark victory, a German court ruled Tuesday that cities can ban diesel cars and trucks to combat air pollution, a decision with far-reaching and costly implications in the country where the diesel engine was invented in the 1890s.
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 Environmental groups have welcomed a decision by a German court which rules that cities can ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars from their streets. As Kate King reports it's ikely to accelerate a shift away from the combustion engine and force manufacturers to pay to improve exhaust systems.

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