Environmental

After Volkswagen Scandal, Legal Petition Seeks Better Smog Testing, Bigger Fines

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–October 1, 2015.  Following revelations that Volkswagen used “defeat devices” for years to cheat emissions testing and evade limits on dangerous air pollution, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition with the federal government today to require on-road tests for all cars and light trucks. The petition also seeks stiffer fines for companies that break fuel-economy rules meant to reduce pollution.  

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