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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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According to the complaint, from in or about 2006 until in or about November 2015, Pamio led a team of engineers responsible for designing emissions control systems to meet emissions standards, including for nitrogen oxides (NO x ), for diesel vehicles in the US. Beginning in or about 2006, Audi was designing the new 3.0

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California ARB rejects VW 2-liter diesel recall plan and issues Notice of Violation

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VW’s submitted recall plan for 2-liter diesel passenger vehicles sold in California between 2009 and 2015 which were sold with the software defeat devices. ARB made public three separate official documents related to its actions: A transmittal letter signed by Executive Officer Richard W. This rejection only applies to VW’s diesel 2.0L

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Volkswagen AG timeline on diesel emissions scandal

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Volkswagen said it was making the public announcement to correct the “selective and incomplete publication of documents in the media about the diesel matter and to avoid having partial excerpts of its statement of defense published in the media.”. Whether and to what extent Winterkorn read the memo at that time is not documented.

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Volkswagen AG decides not to release interim report on diesel emissions investigation; cites current negotiations with US authorities

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At the end of September 2015, the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG tasked law firm Jones Day with a comprehensive investigation in connection with the diesel matter. For this purpose, approximately 65 million documents were submitted for electronic review, of which more than 10 million were forwarded for review by Volkswagen’s lawyers.

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Arctic oil on life support

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Shell’s mishaps have been well-documented. However, the first month of 2015 has darkened Arctic dreams even further. Reuters reported on January 30, 2015 that Rosneft would have to delay drilling until 2016 at the earliest. There will be no drilling in 2015. That delayed drilling for several consecutive years.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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If it were legal to deliver rescued migrants to Libya, it would be as cheap as sending rescue boats a few extra kilometers south instead of east. Meanwhile, legal scholars and civil-society groups are asking whether a hands-off border can really keep Europe’s hands clean. The main reason is because the E.U. million people.

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The Creepy New Digital Afterlife Industry

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Microsoft reportedly decided against turning this idea into a product, but the company didn’t stop because of legal or rights-based reasons. Most of the 21-page patent is highly technical and procedural, documenting how the software and hardware system would be designed. He died young, just on the precipice of something new.