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Economy & Corporations · Corporate cover-ups & malfeasance
A West Virginia University study reported elevated on-road emissions from Volkswagen diesel vehicles compared with expected regulatory performance. A whistleblower account stated that diesel emissions data concerning Volkswagen was provided to the EPA in 2014 before the scandal became public.
Open the caseTimeline
- 2015-09-24 · document_releaseWVU public summary of elevated VW emissions findings
- 2015-10-29 · document_releaseMIT-linked study on U.S. premature-death estimates published
- 2016 · document_releaseEuropean Parliament briefing on lawsuits from the emissions case
- 2017-05-22 · eventUC San Diego team reports defeat-device software analysis
- 2019 · investigationSEC charges Volkswagen and former CEO over bond-investor fraud