Posts Tagged: polluters

Recess is over, Californians demand climate action from state legislators

The need for climate action, image by Shutterstock

by IRENE KAO & MIKE YOUNG posted 08.14.2023

OPINION – As we experience more extreme heat, droughts, water scarcity, and intense wildfires, California’s role as a climate leader for the nation and world is called into question. Our state legislature and Governor Newsom must now pass key climate bills to reduce emissions at the sources, hold polluters accountable for their climate impact, and support climate resiliency in frontline communities.

California story: Tracking down VW fraud

A top view of a VW diesel engine. (Photo: Shanti Hesse)

by LISA RENNER posted 06.14.2017

The California Air Resources Board’s aggressive questioning of Volkswagen about emission test results led to the company admitting in 2015 that it used a “defeat device” designed to cover up diesel emissions that greatly exceeded legal limits. The massive fraud case — it included a $14.7 billion settlement in 2016 and $4.7 billion in civil and criminal fines this year — dramatically underscored California’s role as a national and international air-quality watch dog.