Prosecutors this week unsealed criminal charges in an investigation of Fiat Chrysler diesel vehicles, accusing an engineer of cheating on pollution tests to get approval from U.S. and California regulators to sell more than 100,000 pickup trucks and SUVs. The ...

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A coalition of 21 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration this week over its decision to ease restrictions on coal-fired power plants, with California’s governor saying the president is trying to rescue an outdated industry. In June, the U.S. Environmental ...

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On Dec. 10, the court will hear oral arguments appealing a ruling by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that struck down a federal rule requiring upwind states to reduce power plant air emissions that affect downwind states’ air quality.

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Three Jefferson County emissions inspectors have been charged with violations of the Clean Air Act for falsifying auto emission tests. The U.S. Attorney’s Office issued an indictment against Herschel Clark, 34, Fenton; Jon Clark, 39, Desoto; and Jeremy Cook, 35, ...

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The city of St. Louis does not have to pay civil penalties for violating the Clean Air Act during the demolition of houses in Bridgeton to make way for the runway expansion at Lambert St. Louis International Airport. U.S. District ...

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W.R. Grace & Co. was found not guilty in connection with asbestos contamination of Libby, Mont., ending what was called the biggest environmental-crime prosecution in U.S. history. A federal jury in Missoula, Mont., on Friday acquitted the company and three ...

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Lawyers for a group of current and former Bridgeton residents on Tuesday asked a federal judge to order the city of St. Louis to pay the maximum penalty for violations of the Clean Air Act connected with a runway expansion ...

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