Sierra Club Statement on Volkswagen’s Emissions Scandal Settlement

OAKLAND, CA –(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2016.   Today, Bloomberg reported compensation that will be included in Volkswagen’s settlement for using emissions cheating devices in their so-called “clean diesel” vehicles. According to the report, the settlement amounts to about $10 billion and includes payment for owners of the polluting cars up to $7,000 to compensate consumers, and a grant program to offset the air pollution created by those cars still on the road that cannot be fixed.