NYC's Department Of Environmental Protection Proposes New Rule For Coal Burning Pizzerias To Force Them To Cut Carbon Emissions

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 26: Pizza from Arturo's, a famed New York City restaurant that makes coal oven pizzas, sits on a table outside of the restaurant on June 26, 2023 in New York City. The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has proposed new rules that would would require pizzerias with coal and wooden-fire ovens installed prior to 2016 to cut carbon emissions by 75%. The DEP has stated that wood and coal-fired stoves are among the largest contributors of harmful pollutants in neighborhoods with poor air quality. Restaurants with the stoves would be forced to install emission-control air-filter devices. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)