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Obama visits Michigan amid Flint water scandal, Detroit school crisis
2016-01-21 01:11:23| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
President Barack Obama visited Detroit on Wednesday to highlight a resurgence in the auto industry, but various crises confronting Michigan -- including poisoned water in Flint and school funding woes in Detroit -- also occupied some of his itinerary. Speaking at a joint General Motors-United Auto Workers facility, Obama opened his speech decrying the water contamination calamity, which has spurred accusations of government negligence and cover-ups.
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British, U.S. investors to sue Volkswagen over emissions test scandal
2016-01-19 22:48:41| Automakers - Topix.net
German law firm Nieding + Barth Rechtsanwalts A.G. plans to sue German automaker Volkswagen A.G. on behalf of 66 institutional investors from Britain and the United States over the emissions scandal, reported Reuters. Nieding + Barth intends to seek damages worth hundreds of millions of euros for the decline in Volkswagen's share price due to emissions test scandal.
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Flint Water Crisis and Scandal: 5 Things to Know
2016-01-17 18:20:03| Waste Management - Topix.net
FlLINT, MI-The water crisis in Flint gained a new national spotlight after President Obama declared a federal emergency in the city. Troubles began when the city switched its water supply from Lake Huron to the Flint River in 2014 in an effort to save money.
Volkswagen faces its biggest European class action lawsuit over emissions scandal
2016-01-15 13:38:24| Automakers - Topix.net
German automaker Volkswagen A.G. is likely to face its biggest lawsuit to date in Europe over its emission test cheating scandal, reports Deutsche Welle citing news agencies. Julius Reiter, a representative for the German law firm Baum, Reiter und Kollegen, said that hundreds of affected Volkswagen owners on the continent are joining a class action lawsuit against the automaker every week.
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VW emissions scandal set to overshadow Detroit Motor Show
2016-01-10 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On Sunday night, as Detroit fills with auto journalists and car executives, Volkswagen will hold a media party at Fishbones, the Cajun-themed restaurant in the citys Greektown neighbourhood. Itll be the opening salvo in a PR offensive the German company will be hoping can finally turn the tide after arguably the worst year in its history. Three months after the revelation that Volkswagen Group was using an illegal software fix called a defeat device to circumvent US environmental regulations...
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