“Plenty of legal action”
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Several lawsuits regarding high nitrogen oxide emission levels – filed by the non-profit environmental and consumer protection association Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) in the recent past – start to have consequences for cities and carmakers, writes Stefan Mayr in Süddeutsche Zeitung. A court in Düsseldorf called on the city government to ensure that emission limits are met “as fast as possible” and a court in Stuttgart inquired with the city administration whether it planned to adhere to such limits in the future. Until now, no German city has introduced driving bans, writes Mayr.
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