France Fined Further €10M for Air Pollution Failures

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France’s top administrative court ordered the state to pay a further €10 million over lingering air pollution in two major cities.

Nitrogen dioxide levels remain above the European threshold in Paris and Lyon and current and planned actions won’t bring them below the limit within a short time frame, the Conseil d’Etat said in its ruling Friday.

The penalty consists of two fines of €5 million each, corresponding to the second half of 2022 and the first half of this year. It was reduced by half to take into account improvements in air quality in some zones.

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