Fool me once: EPA to enhance emissions testing post VW scandal
US Environmental Protection Agency will use random spot checks to expose technologies that may allow cars to skirt emissions standards.
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EPA Expands Emissions Testing Procedures Amid VW Scandal
In a statement to reporters Friday morning, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is increasing emissions-testing activities in the wake of Volkswagen’s alleged attempt to circumvent standards set by the Clean Air Act. The head of EPA’s Transportation and Air Quality office, Chris Grundler, said “we are upping our game,” in response to their discovery of “defeat devices” in Volkswagen and Audi four-cylinder diesel models since 2009.
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[Marketwired] – First Majestic Silver Corp. and SilverCrest Mines Inc. are pleased to announce that shareholders of both companies have voted in favour of the necessary resolutions in respect of the previously announced …
Fool me once: EPA enhancing emissions testing post VW cheating scandal
The US Environmental Protection Agency starts using random spot checks in the real world to expose other emissions control “defeat devices.”
EPA says will 'aggressively' test other models after VW
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The top U.S. environmental regulator says she wants to make sure Volkswagen’s use of software in its vehicles to evade U.S. auto emissions limits was a “one-off,” and other models will be tested aggressively to determine if other carmakers are trying to defeat pollution tests.
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