Tag: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Saturday, December 3rd 2016 - 08:20 UTC

  Seventy female scientists to Antarctica to battle climate change and make a name for women in science

  

  More than 70 female scientists from all around the world have embarked upon a voyage to the South Pole with the common objectives of battling climate change and making a name for women in science. As part of the Homeward Bound initiative, an Australian program aimed at increasing the female representation in science, the group set upon what will be the largest ever all-women expedition to Antarctica.

• Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 08:56 UTC

  Ex VW CEO Winterkorn stands to take home a $32 million pension

  

  Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen who resigned on Wednesday amid allegations that the company cheated emissions testing for 11 million diesel-powered cars, stands to take home a $32 million pension.

• Thursday, September 24th 2015 - 08:49 UTC

  Aftershock fears for the symbol 'Made in Germany', following VW' scandal

  

  Cars and the environment are two things that Germany cares so deeply about that they form part of the national character. So Germans are shocked to discover that for years the country's mightiest car manufacturer Volkswagen has been rigging environmental tests for diesel emissions in the US.

• Tuesday, September 22nd 2015 - 06:37 UTC

  VW shares plunge 20% following emissions' scandal; fines could reach 18bn dollars

  

  Shares in German auto giant Volkswagen (VW) fell more than 20% in morning trading at the Frankfurt stock exchange on Monday in reaction to revelations that some of its diesel cars in the United States had been fitted with software that gave false emissions data.