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UK tried to block tougher EU car emission tests

2015-09-26 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The British government sought to block EU legislation that would force member states to carry out surprise checks on the emissions of cars, raising fresh questions over ministers attitude to air pollution and their conduct in the Volkswagen scandal. A document obtained by the Observer reveals that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has been advising British MEPs to vote against legislation that would oblige countries to carry out routine and non-routine inspections on vehicles...

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EU could toughen car emission tests after VW scandal: officials

2015-09-26 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The EU could introduce tougher car emissions tests in the wake of the Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) rigging scandal, senior European officials said. The German carmaker named company veteran Matthias Mueller as its new chief executive on Friday in an attempt to get to grips with a crisis that its chairman described as "a moral and political disaster". The appointment came as Swiss authorities said they were suspending sales of Volkswagen diesel vehicles that could contain devices capable of cheating...

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EPA says to take tougher stance on auto emissions tests

2015-09-25 16:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: U.S. environmental regulators said on Friday they are sending a letter to all automobile manufacturers saying they are stepping up emissions-testing activities in response to Volkswagen's alleged violations of pollution laws. "We are upping our game," Chris Grundler, head of transportation and air quality at the Environmental Protection Agency, told reporters in a teleconference. Volkswagen could face $18 billion in fines from the EPA after it admitted using software in diesel cars that evades...

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