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3 Duke Energy subsidiaries plead guilty to 9 criminal violations of Clean Water Act; $102M settlement

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will pay a $68-million criminal fine and a total $24 million community service payment to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the benefit of the riparian environment and ecosystems of North Carolina and Virginia.

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Researchers develop computer model for crash injury risks based on precrash occupant position

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Researchers led by Ashley Weaver, assistant professor at the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics, have developed a method to compute crash injury metrics and risks as functions of precrash occupant position. Credit: Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics Click to enlarge. Gaewsky et al.

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Volkswagen of America temporarily withdraws application for US certification of MY 2016 vehicles; AECDs

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The AECD to which Horn refers is distinct from the hidden software “defeat device” in the four-cylinder diesels from model years 2009-2015 that could recognize whether a vehicle was being operated in a test laboratory or on the road. Volkswagen Group has a deep commitment to preserving our environment. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

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According to the indictment, the individuals occupied the following positions within the company: Heinz-Jakob Neusser: from July 2013 until September 2015, Neusser worked for VW as head of Development for VW Brand and was also on the management board for VW Brand. The other defendants are believed to presently reside in Germany.

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The Automotive Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Annual Program Review: The Driving Force Behind Autonomous Vehicles

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In any case, the environment was one of excitement, as the University of Michigan’s 234- seat Chesebrough Auditorium was packed to standing room only capacity by the conclusion of the opening remarks. 2 ] The University of Michigan, The University of Iowa, Wayne State University, Clemson University, Oakland University, and Virginia Tech. [

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Four major US energy companies form JV for $4.5-$5B natural gas Atlantic Coast pipeline

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southeast through Virginia with an extension to Chesapeake, Va., It is designed in part to meet the needs identified in requests for proposals last April by Duke Energy and Piedmont, and in June by Virginia Power Services Energy. Four major U.S. and then south through central North Carolina to Robeson County. billion cubic feet/day.

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

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In a 2015 study for the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment, Bryan Clark , a naval specialist now at the Hudson Institute, noted that the ability of these boats to remain submerged for long periods of time made them “ nearly impossible to find with radar and active sonar.” billion , according to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office.