Postponed several times, the traffic restriction for Crit'air 3 vehicles will finally come into force on January 1, 2025. Which vehicles will be affected by this Low Emission Zone (LEZ)?
There's a new sign on the road, symbolized by a white diamond on a blue background, and you could be fined if you don't obey it. Its purpose is to encourage car-sharing, with a reserved lane.
This weekend, a test event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, that of marathon swimming, was due to be tested in the Seine. But at the last minute, due to rain this week and pollution in the river, it had to be cancelled!
This week, 40 kilos of plastic rain are expected to fall on the capital. A changing weather report, to raise awareness of plastic pollution in Paris and will be published every day during the week of May 29, 2023.
Parisian metro stations have three times more fine particles than the surface air. A new study reveals the most affected by this disturbing level of pollution.
This was a decision awaited by several environmental associations. This August 4, 2021, The Council of State has fined the French State to 10 million euros for not having acted enough against air pollution.
Major measure of the "Climate and Resilience" draft bill, the creation of a new "ecocide offense" has been voted in the night between Thursday March 18 and Friday 19, 2021 by commission deputies.
Could Covid-19 spread more in the event of local air pollution? This is the hypothesis raised by several researchers trying to determine the part of fine particles in the spread and transmission of the virus. Let us explain.
Pollution is back in Paris and therefore speed is reduced by 20km/h in Paris and Île-de-France on several roads, and only Crit'Air 0,1 and 2 cars are allowed to run on the beltway this Wednesday. And for good reason, the PM10 particle rate has exceeded the limit thresholds! The prefect recommends to differ road trips in the area.
What a sad study The Lancet issued on January 19, 2021. According to the British scientific magazine, Paris is the 4th European city with the deadliest air pollution. Every year, the French capital reports 2,500 nitrogen dioxide-related deaths.
This is an ecologic scandal making a splash. Paris public prosecutor has opened an investigation in late August against the LafargeHolcim cement manufacturer suspected of discharging into the Seine a mix of “particles of cement, process liquids and plastic microfibers”. Paris authorities have decided to file a complaint against Lafarge.
A study by the Research Center on the Energy and the Air Quality reveals the increase of the pollution in Paris is the harshest among the European metropolises.
Are we living transition towards a different lifestyle? Mobility, consummation, tourism, here are how our habits could be changed over the coronavirus crisis.
Since facemasks have been advised – and even made compulsory in some places – it is not rare to see many of them thrown out on the ground in the streets. To fight against this new form of pollution, a MP from Alpes-Maritimes proposes to penalize people for doing so.
