New York City approves rule requiring pizzerias to cut smoke pollutants by 75%

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City officials have approved a controversial plan that requires pizzerias and bakeries to reduce their smoke pollutants.

The new rule will take effect on April 27, and will affect about 130 businesses.
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It requires pizzerias and bakeries using wood and coal-fired stoves to install an emission control system to cut their smoke pollutants by 75%.

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The rule covers ovens installed before May 2016.

Some restaurants say they have already spent more than half a million dollars for the new system.
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