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Beijing issues rare air pollution alert

By Didi Tang
Published February 21, 2014 8:45am ET
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Beijing issues rare air pollution alert
Cars clog in the traffic in Beijing's Central Business District on a hazy day, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. A rare air pollution alert issued Friday in Beijing prompted health advisories and bans on barbeques, fireworks and demolition work, but fell short of the strictest measures which would include ordering half the city’s cars off the streets. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) | Alexander F. Yuan

BEIJING (AP) — When the air gets really bad, Beijing says it has an emergency plan to yank half the city’s cars off the road. The only problem is: It may be difficult to ever set that plan in motion.

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