Judge dismisses Wyoming's suit over VW defeat devices

September 1, 2017
A federal district judge has rejected Wyoming's bid for separate Clean Air Act and other penalties against Volkswagen (VW) for its emissions cheating scandal, saying the air law bars states from enforcing EPA-approved limits on pollution from “new” vehicles unless they adopt California's emissions standards. The Aug. 31 ruling , by District Judge Charles R. Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, says that even though Wyoming did not take part in the landmark case...


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