NPR's David Baron reports on the effects on the environment in Atlanta that will result from the staging of the Olympic Games there this month. Some of the benefits include the planting of more trees, extra traffic lanes and improved traffic control mechanisms. Yet fast-growing Atlanta will get a taste of its future as it tries to cope with the strains on its sewage system, air quality, and traffic that the large crowds and Olympic contigents will create.
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