US to issue tighter smog controls: EPA
US President Barack Obama’s administration is to tighten national smog controls, but not limit the pollution as much as health advocates want, according to two sources familiar with the plan. The...
View ArticleEPA Settles Major Air Pollution Case with CEMEX de Puerto Rico, Inc. (EPA -...
(Source: EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency) (New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that CEMEX de Puerto Rico, Inc., a major cement producer, will spend an...
View ArticleCemex to Pay $1.8M to Settle EPA Claims
Cemex de Puerto Rico Inc., a major cement producer, will spend $1.7 million on pollution controls and pay a $160,000 fine to settle claims its operations violated the Clean Air Act. According to the...
View ArticleVW concealed info after diesel emission problems uncovered, EPA says
Volkswagen diesel emissions Nick Ut / AP John Swanton, spokesman with the California Air Resources Board, explains how a 2013 Volkswagen Passat with a diesel engine is evaluated at the emissions test...
View ArticleCompanies Pay Penalty for Failure to Follow Hazardous Waste Protective...
(Source: EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency) Release Date: 10/09/2015 Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017 BOSTON - A penalty paid by two related companies that transported toxic...
View ArticleAFTER VOLKSWAGEN’S DELIBERATELY DECEPTIVE & MASSIVE FRAUD—AMONGST ONE OF THE...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 10.13.15 Approximately 482K Volkswagen Diesel Cars Were Nefariously Installed With 'Defeat Devices' That Deliberately Duped Authorities Into Thinking EPA...
View ArticleU.S. EPA holds trucking company accountable for failure to install emissions...
(Source: EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency) Release Date: 10/08/2015 Contact Information: Monica Lee, lee.monica@epa.gov, 415-972-3165 (10/08/15) First Federal enforcement of California's Truck...
View ArticleEPA assessing VW diesel emissions harm
Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency will tell Congress Thursday that the agency is assessing the emissions harms from Volkswagen AG’s decision to install devices to allow 482,000 U.S....
View ArticleDaily Electronic Newspaper Clippings from around the Valley (San Joaquin...
(Source: San Joaquin Valley Air District) Microsoft Word - Document1 Kings County dairy goes cleaner By Seth Nidever Hanford Sentinel, Thursday, October 8, 2015 Facility invests in clean-air pilot...
View ArticleIn Wake of Volkswagen Revelations, Klobuchar Calls on EPA to Address...
(Source: Amy Klobuchar) Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, I rise to speak about recent revelations that Volkswagen woefully deceived regulators and the general public to artificially lower emissions of...
View ArticleVirginia trucking firm fined $100,000 for violating California's diesel...
Tony BarbozaContact Reporter A Virginia-based firm will pay a $100,000 fine and spend $285,000 on pollution-reduction programs for operating 73 trucks in California without diesel particulate filters,...
View ArticleOctober 15, 2015 Four CEMEX USA Cement Plants Earn EPA’s ENERGY STAR®...
(Source: CEMEX Inc) Plants in Florida, Georgia, Ohio, California and Texas Recognized for Energy Efficiency HOUSTON, TX, USA. - October 15, 2015 CEMEX USA is pleased to announce that four of its cement...
View Article2016 VW diesels have new software affecting emissions tests
Volkswagen has disclosed to U.S. regulators that there is additional suspect software in its 2016 diesel models that would potentially help their exhaust systems run cleaner during government tests....
View Article2016 VW diesels have additional suspect software affecting emissions tests
Volkswagen has disclosed to US regulators that there is additional suspect software in its 2016 diesel models that would potentially help their exhaust systems run cleaner during tests. Volkswagen...
View ArticleMore VW trouble: 2016 diesels have new suspect software
WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators say they have a lot more questions for Volkswagen, triggered by the company's fresh disclosure of additional suspect software in 2016 diesel models that potentially would...
View ArticleMore Volkswagen trouble: 2016 diesels have new suspect software
Washington: US regulators say they have a lot more questions for Volkswagen, triggered by the company's recent disclosure of additional suspect software in 2016 diesel models that potentially would...
View ArticleBlumenthal, Schumer Demand EPA and DOJ Levy $18 Billion, Maximum Penalty...
(Source: Richard Blumenthal) Monday, October 12, 2015 (Hartford, CT) - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
View ArticleVolkswagen: secret emissions tool in 2016 cars is separate from 'defeat' cheat
US regulators ‘have long list of questions’ over ‘auxiliary emissions control device’, which forced automaker to leave new vehicles sitting unsold on docks...
View ArticleVolkswagen Discloses More Rigged Car Software
WASHINGTON (AP) — Volkswagen has disclosed to U.S. regulators that there is additional suspect software in its 2016 diesel models that would potentially help their exhaust systems run cleaner during...
View ArticleEPA and Fort Lincoln Retail Reach Settlement for Clean Water Act Violations...
(Source: EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency) Release Date: 10/15/2015 Contact Information: David Sternberg sternberg.david@epa.gov 215-814-5567 PHILADELPHIA (October 15, 2015) The U.S....
View ArticleBeyond Fixing Cars, What Will Volkswagen Do for Its Customers?
Volkswagen's pitch captured exactly what Jonathan Lea wanted -- a sporty car that logged top fuel economy and was so green the federal government rewarded buyers with a $1,300 tax credit. "It was the...
View ArticleThe Securities Arbitration Law Firms of Klayman & Toskes, P.A. and Carlo Law...
The Securities Arbitration Law Firms of Klayman & Toskes, P.A., www.perdidasenbonospr.com/en/, and Carlo Law Offices continue to investigate Santander Securities, LLC, a subsidiary of Santander...
View ArticleArcelorMittal sued over soot from Pennsylvania coke plant
PITTSBURGH (AP) - An environmental activist group sued ArcelorMittal USA on Thursday for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by showering nearby residents with soot and other pollutants from a...
View ArticleCheating software 'not corporate decision': Volkswagen
The CEO of Volkswagen Group of America apologised for the software that was installed in its diesel vehicles to deceive environmental regulators, but he said a handful of "individuals" were responsible...
View Article’16 VW diesels have new software affecting tests
Washington — Volkswagen has disclosed to U.S. regulators that there is additional suspect software in its 2016 diesel models that would potentially help their exhaust systems run cleaner during...
View ArticleQuestions Mount After VW's Disclosure of More Suspect Software
Associated Press WASHINGTON— U.S. regulators say they have a lot more questions for Volkswagen, triggered by the company's recent disclosure of additional suspect software in 2016 diesel models that...
View Article5 Useful Lessons from the VW Scandal (OEC - Oregon Environmental Council)
(Source: OEC - Oregon Environmental Council) 5 Useful Lessons from the VW Scandal Clearing the Air on Volkswagen's diesel debacle You've probably heard by now that beginning in 2009, Volkswagen decided...
View ArticleVolkswagen’s diesel deception linked to smog, health problems
Volkswagen’s diesel deception unleashed tons of extra pollutants in the United States, and although many have been quick to say that the rigged engines are not a highway-safety concern, they do present...
View ArticlePort Improves Air Quality, Reducing Health Risks (The Port of Long Beach)
(Source: The Port of Long Beach) The Port of Long Beach has surpassed every air pollution reduction milestone set for 2014 by the landmark San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan, according to an...
View ArticleLawsuits could force VW to buy back diesels
DETROIT — Volkswagen almost inevitably will have to compensate owners of diesel cars equipped with emissions-rigging software. Some legal experts say the automaker could be forced to buy back the cars...
View ArticleRaise a toast, raise a dollar for Larry Holmes statue | Turkeys and Trophies
TROPHIES Many people played a role in finding a home for the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center — the first facility of its kind to serve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the...
View ArticleVolkswagen’s 2016 diesels have new software affecting emissions tests
WASHINGTON — Volkswagen has disclosed to U.S. regulators that there is additional suspect software in its 2016 diesel models that would potentially help their exhaust systems run cleaner during...
View Article2016 Volkswagen diesels have new software affecting emissions tests
WASHINGTON (AP) — Volkswagen has disclosed to U.S. regulators that there is additional suspect software in its 2016 diesel models that would potentially help their exhaust systems run cleaner during...
View ArticleVolkswagen discloses new software in 2016 diesels that could help exhaust...
Volkswagen has disclosed to U.S. regulators that there is additional suspect software in its 2016 diesel models that would potentially help their exhaust systems run cleaner during government tests....
View ArticleLawsuits could force VW to buy back cheating diesels, compensate owners
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer October 20, 2015 0 shares DETROIT — Volkswagen almost inevitably will have to compensate owners of diesel cars equipped with emissions-rigging software. Some legal experts...
View ArticleCEMEX Panama awarded highest recognition for environmental management (CEMEX...
(Source: CEMEX SAB de CV) Monterrey, Mexico and Panama, Panama. Oct 20, 2015 CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. ('CEMEX') (NYSE: CX) announced today that its Panamanian operations were awarded the highest...
View ArticleEditorial: An enlightening Mosaic settlement
Politicians who complain about environmental regulations and call for the elimination of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency should consider the $1.8 billion settlement the EPA reached with...
View ArticleLawsuits could force VW to buy back cheating diesels
Volkswagen almost inevitably will have to compensate owners of diesel cars equipped with emissions-rigging software. Some legal experts say the automaker could be forced to buy back the cars...
View ArticleVW deception likely led to dozens of deaths in U.S.
Washington — Volkswagen’s pollution-control chicanery has not just been victimless tinkering, killing between five and 20 people in the United States annually in recent years, according to an...
View ArticleConsumer fraud lawsuits could force VW to buy back diesels that cheat on...
Volkswagen almost inevitably will have to compensate owners of diesel cars equipped with emissions-rigging software. Some legal experts say the automaker could be forced to buy back the cars...
View ArticleHow Could Volkswagen’s Top Engineers Not Have Known?
For the gearheads at West Virginia University, it was a minor commission. An environmental group, the International Council on Clean Transportation, had asked the school’s Center for Alternative Fuels,...
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