Yearly Archives: 2024

Cummins to pay record-setting $1.675bn US disabling emission controls fine (Reuters)

Truck engine maker Cummins Inc. has agreed in principle to pay a $1.675 billion fine for installing devices on hundreds of thousands of engines to allow them to emit excess pollution, the largest-ever civil penalty for a Clean Air Act violation, the US Justice Department said on Friday. The Department said Cummins allegedly installed so-called “defeat devices” to bypass or disable…

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Post-Festive Pot Pourri (6)

 But First Of All … If you are a passenger, may all your buses and trains run on time (some hope!) and if you are a manager, may Government advice and financial help be useful long term (some hope!). And How’s Your Vexillology? It is the flag of here … … and it’s not a graphic for a SciFi movie,…

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Christmas Quiz 2023 Answers

As promised here are the answers to the Christmas Quiz. Comments are based on a limited number of responses sent in. Please mark your own work and tell us how you got on. The limited consensus available suggests the quiz was much harder this year. Answers are highlighted in bold. If you haven’t tried the quiz and fancy doing so…

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