diesel

January 11, 2017

VW Agrees to $4.3 Billion Settlement of Diesel Emission Claims

On January 11, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Volkswagen AG (VW) has agreed to plead guilty to three criminal felony counts and pay a $2.8 billion criminal penalty for selling approximately 590,000 diesel vehicles in the U.S. that had installed defeat devices to cheat on emissions tests mandated by the Environmental Protection… Continue reading

Air, Consumer Law and Environment

defeat devices, diesel, DOJ, emissions, EPA, settlement, Volkswagen, VW
November 29, 2016

EPA Finalizes Renewable Fuel Standards for 2017

On November 23, 2016, EPA finalized rules under the RFS program, increasing the amount of renewable fuels that must blended into gasoline and diesel fuel in 2017. Continue reading

Air, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Sustainability

biofuels, diesel, EPA, ethanol, gasoline, Renewable Fuel Standard, renewable fuels, RFS