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Paris: Public Transport Free for Third Day to Combat Air Pollution

HeadlineDec 09, 2016

In Paris, authorities have made public transportation free for the third straight day today in efforts to combat the worst winter air pollution in Paris in a decade. Officials have also banned some cars from driving in efforts to limit emissions. These are two Parisians.

Parisian: “I try not to be in the street and to walk too much, I usually walk a lot, but I’ve decided to turn to public transport, such as the bus.”

Anne-Laure Poulet: “I have never been too affected by the pollution, until now. When others felt it, I didn’t. But for the past few days, I’ve had an unusual dry cough, which I can’t explain, a scratchy throat.”

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