https://www.bizcommunity.com/224/638.html United States news 15 Environmental Law news - United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/224/638.html en-us Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:41:36 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/current-legal-frameworks-cant-protect-the-oceans-from-deep-sea-mining-and-the-negative-impacts-on-humankind-817963a The international legal order is floundering. The geopolitical and resource policy priorities of the United States are shifting. 1-257749 Tue, 20 May 2025 13:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/156075.html NEW YORK: Volkswagen AG will plead guilty to three criminal charges and pay a total $4.3 billion in fines to settle the emissions cheating scandal known as "dieselgate", US officials announced on Wednesday. 1-156075 Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/152842.html SAN FRANCISCO, USA: A US judge on Tuesday, 25 October 2016, granted final approval for a $14.7 billion class action settlement in Volkswagen's diesel emissions cheating scandal, the largest such automaker settlement in history. 1-152842 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 07:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/485/148135.html NEW YORK: New York and Massachusetts filed lawsuits on Tuesday against Volkswagen that suggested that senior executives were aware early on of efforts to hide high emissions levels in the company's diesel cars. 1-148135 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 08:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/224/485/139004.html NEW YORK: The US government sued Volkswagen Monday for installing equipment on nearly 600,000 diesel cars that intentionally subverted clean-air regulations, resulting in excess harmful emissions. 1-139004 Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law United States https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/224/16/106987.html NEW YORK, USA: New York City has voted to extend its strict smoking ban to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), barring them from bars, restaurants, parks, beaches and other public places. 1-106987 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 07:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Environmental Law United States