A cigarette butt carelessly thrown from a car window can be enough to trigger a devastating fire in dried-out vegetation. In light of the severe wildfire season in France, conservative lawmaker Yannick Neuder is calling for a new levy on the tobacco industry. The proceeds would be used to better equip fire services, restore burned forests and clean up soil and waterways polluted by cigarette filters. The former health minister and current Republican lawmaker from the Isère département intends to introduce a bill in the National Assembly. It provides for ...
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