Press Release: Very high air pollution levels across Western Europe

Author (Corporate)	European Environment Agency (EEA)
Series Title	Press Release
Series Details	14.03.14
Publication Date	14/03/2014
Content Type	News
	High pollutant levels experienced in parts of France, Belgium and Germany in the spring of 2014 led some areas to take urgent action to lower air pollution – for example, public transport was free in Paris over the weekend of 15-16 March 2014 as an incentive for people to avoid car use.
Source Link	Link to Main Source http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/very-high-air-pollution-levels
Related Links	ESO: Background information: Gloves off as Paris pollution dirties city’s mayoral debate http://www.europeansources.info/record/gloves-off-as-paris-pollution-dirties-citys-mayoral-debate/ EurActiv, 28.04.15: German cities show excessive air pollution levels http://www.euractiv.com/sections/sustainable-dev/german-cities-show-excessive-air-pollution-levels-314131
Subject Categories	Environment
Countries / Regions	Belgium, Europe, France, Germany