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US files civil suit against Volkswagen for violating clean air laws
2016-01-04 19:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The US government has sued Volkswagen over allegations that the German company illegally installed special software to cheat emission tests. The lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice in federal court in Detroit on Monday claims that VW violated the Clean Air Act by installing defeat devices in almost 600,000 diesel vehicles in the US. After being caught by the regulator in September, VW admitted installing the software, which was designed to trick regulators into believing its cars are...
U.S. files civil suit against Volkswagen environment violations
2016-01-04 19:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Justice Department on Monday filed a civil lawsuit against Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by installing illegal devices to impair emission control systems in nearly 600,000 vehicles. The allegations against Volkswagen, along with its Audi and Porsche units, carry penalties that could cost the automaker billions of dollars, a senior Justice Department official said. VW could face fines in theory exceeding $90 billion or as much as $37,500 per vehicle...
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Indian Civil Aviation Authority gives clearance to four greenfield airports
2016-01-04 01:00:00| Airport Technology
The Indian Civil Aviation Authority has given approval for the construction of four greenfield airports, three in the state of Andhra Pradesh and one in Gujarat.
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Activists to defy protest ban giant civil disobedience end Paris climate talks
2015-12-10 17:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As negotiators try to finalize a UN climate pact being hailed as dangerously insufficient, a network of groups will express their outrage and pledge continuing action in the new year with massive civil disobedience at an iconic French site. Organizers hope to send a message that leaders should not try to claim the agreement is a success - with industrialized countries refusing to commit to a fair share of emissions reductions, putting the world on a path toward a catastrophic 3 degrees of warming....
San Francisco Courts Prepare To Hear Over 500 Civil Suite Over VW Scandal
2015-12-10 14:16:23| Automakers - Topix.net
A panel of judges on Tuesday chose the federal court in San Francisco to oversee nearly 500 civil lawsuits filed against Volkswagen AG by vehicle dealers and owners over the automaker's emissions-cheating scandal. The decision bypassed Detroit, where at least 50 cases are pending in federal court, and where VW had its headquarters from 1991 to 2008.
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