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New York to invest $127.7 million Volkswagen settlement in clean vehicles

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With the support of the Attorney General's Office, New York received $127.7 million as part of this legal settlement. DEC also held more than 60 meetings, presentations, or conference calls with stakeholder groups. The funds were secured through the Attorney General’s settlement with Volkswagen in close collaboration with DEC.

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Opinion: Benefits of Choosing an Experienced Car Accident Lawyer

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Benefits of having an experienced car accident lawyer represent you A lawyer can change things To benefit from hiring an accident lawyer, you must choose an experienced and reputed law firm, such as the Rosengard Law Group in New Jersey. They have decades of experience in fighting for the people whom they represent in the court.

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First Drive: 2016 Hyundai Sonata PHEV and HEV

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Hyundai will initially offer the Sonata Plug-in Hybrid in the ZEV states—California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—in 2015. Hyundai unveiled the first generation hybrid Sonata in 2010, with a 2011 market introduction. Earlier post.).

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How Police Exploited the Capitol Riot’s Digital Records

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The group of well-dressed young men who gathered on the outskirts of Baltimore on the night of 5 January 2021 hardly looked like extremists. The FBI did not use anything new. The legal documents suggest that about 35 rioters were identified this way, without first being named by witnesses. Over the past two years, the U.S.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. As for warranties , there is legal precedent that original auto warranties cannot be voided completely by modifications — only the part(s) affected by retrofit will have their warranties affected. Well be providing more information about this in the coming months.

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

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Reprinted with permission from The Donovan Law Group website. It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). In May 2009, the Advisory Group released their draft final design recommendations.

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U.S. appeals court backs EPA move to let California make its own EV rules

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After a group of 17 Republican-run states filed a legal challenge against the EPA decision , a three-judge panel overseeing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has rejected the legal challenge, according to a report from Automotive News. congressman urges Pres.

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