Cummins agrees to pay record $1.67 billion penalty for modified engines that created excess emissions
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The fine would be the largest civil penalty the Justice Department has secured under the Clear Air Act to date, and second largest environmental penalty ever secured.
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The fine would be the largest civil penalty the Justice Department has secured under the Clear Air Act to date, and second largest environmental penalty ever secured.
US engine maker Cummins Inc has agreed to pay $1.67 billion to settle claims it installed devices to defeat emissions controls in hundreds of thousands of
Cummins Inc. has agreed in principle to pay a $1.675 billion penalty to settle claims that it “unlawfully altered hundreds of thousands of engines to bypass emissions tests” in what would be the largest penalty ever for a Clean Air Act violation, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Columbus, Indiana-based Cummins Inc. has agreed in principle to pay nearly $1.7 billion to settle claims it violated the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday. Under the agreement, Cummins will pay a penalty of $1.
Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. has agreed to pay an over $1.67 billion penalty to settle regulatory claims that the company unlawfully altered hundreds of thousands of pickup truck engines to bypass emissions tests
Cummins has agreed in principle to pay a $1.675 billion fine — the largest-ever civil penalty for a Clean Air Act violation, the Justice Department said.
