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EPA and California ARB charge Volkswagen with using software defeat device to circumvent NOx testing in 4-cylinder 2.0L diesels

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The allegations cover roughly 482,000 diesel passenger cars sold in the United States since 2008. The alleged violations do not present a safety hazard; the cars remain legal to drive and resell. VW may be liable for civil penalties and injunctive relief for the violations alleged in the NOV. Beetle (Model Years 2009 – 2015).

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The first auction for allowances was held on September 25, 2008. Since September 2008, RGGI has raised $583 million for the states in these quarterly auctions of permits with between 65 and 70 percent of cap-and-trade proceeds going back into the clean energy economy. nationals and legal residents. Another six U.S.

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