Stopping idling in New York City

Excessive engine idling in New York City threatens public health and contributes to environmental problems because laws prohibiting it are rarely enforced, according to a report by the Environmental Defense Fund. “Every year, unnecessary idling in New York City causes as much smog-forming pollution as nine million large trucks driving from Hunts Point in the Bronx to Staten Island,” the report stated. “To absorb the global warming pollution spewed out by New York City curbside idlers, we would need to plant an area the size of Manhattan with trees every single year.” The study, “Idling ...

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