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[https://www.bbc.com/news/business-34324772 by Russell Hotten 10/12/15 BBC] | [https://www.bbc.com/news/business-34324772 by Russell Hotten 10/12/15 BBC] | ||
It's been dubbed the "diesel dupe". In September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found, external that many VW cars being sold in America had a "defeat device" - or software - in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested, changing the performance accordingly to improve results. The German car giant has since admitted cheating emissions tests in the US. | It's been dubbed the "diesel dupe". In September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found, external that many VW cars being sold in America had a "defeat device" - or software - in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested, changing the performance accordingly to improve results. The German car giant has since admitted cheating emissions tests in the US. | ||
=====Cokie Roberts On The History Of The EPA===== | |||
[https://www.npr.org/2018/05/03/607996780/cokie-roberts-on-the-history-of-the-epa by npr 3/5/18] | |||
California and 17 other states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency. They want to stop a controversial plan to weaken federal auto emissions standards. Of course, controversy is just part of EPA's history. The agency was founded in 1970 by President Richard Nixon. | |||
