Air

SE Side Residents Say Petcoke Settlements Not Enough

Southeast Side activists say the air seems to be a bit cleaner these days, but they still want to see out of their communities, companies that deal with the gritty petroleum byproduct known as petcoke. Southeast Siders recently agreed to a class action settlement in two lawsuits against several companies and Olga Bautista, mother of two and member of the Southeast Chicago …


‘It’s on the Mind’: Passengers on Flight That Crash Landed in Gander Filing Class-Action Lawsuit

Some passengers who were on a flight that crash landed at Gander International Airport last month are heading to court. The Air Canada Express Flight AC7804, being operated by Exploits Valley Air Services (EVAS), crash landed during an April snowstorm, breaking off its front landing gear. Frank Sheppard, one of the passengers on board the flight, says life has been “strange” since the crash.


Oregon Soil Tests Find Toxic Metals Pose ‘Low Risk’ to Health

Oregon public health officials on Wednesday lifted warnings to Portland residents to stop eating vegetables grown in gardens near a glass factory where elevated airborne levels of hazardous metals were detected. Soil analysis found “low risk” to residents’ health near Bullseye Glass Co. in Southeast Portland, officials said. State health officials said they would release an analysis …


Takata Looks Way Past Its Air Bag Woes

One might think that an auto parts company whose main product is at the center of a 19-million-vehicle recall involving a dozen carmakers would have its hands full. But Takata, the Japanese maker of air bags that killed nine motorists and injured about 100 more, is turning toward the burgeoning field of driverless cars—a market that may be worth $42 billion annually by 2025, estimates Boston …


Family of Qualcomm Exec Killed in Plane Crash Files Wrongful Death Law Suit

Family of Qualcomm Exec Killed in Plane Crash Files Wrongful Death Law Suit January 11, 2016, 10:30:00AM. By LAS Staff Writer SAN DIEGO (January 8, 2016) (Press Release)San Diego-based law firm CaseyGerry has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of Michael Copeland, a Qualcomm executive who was killed after the single engine Cessna airplane he was piloting collided in midair …


Volkswagen’s CEO Plans to Present Remedies for Fixing Diesel Engines at EPA Meeting

TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen’s new chief executive plans to present remedies for fixing diesel engines that cheat on emissions tests when he meets with the top U.S. environmental regulator this week. CEO Matthias Mueller said that as of now VW has only given technical data to the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board. But he hopes to …


VW CEO Plans to Submit Emissions Fixes to EPA Chief

DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen’s new chief executive plans to present remedies for fixing diesel engines that cheat on emissions tests when he meets with the top U.S. environmental regulator this week. CEO Matthias Mueller said that as of now VW has only given technical data to the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board. But he hopes to reach agreement with EPA …


Takata Looks Way Past Its Air Bag Woes

One might think that an auto parts company whose main product is at the center of a 19-million-vehicle recall involving a dozen carmakers would have its hands full. But Takata, the Japanese maker of air bags that killed nine motorists and injured about 100 more, is turning toward the burgeoning field of driverless cars—a market that may be worth $42 billion annually by 2025, estimates Boston …


Family of Qualcomm Exec Killed in Plane Crash Files Wrongful Death Law Suit

Family of Qualcomm Exec Killed in Plane Crash Files Wrongful Death Law Suit January 11, 2016, 10:30:00AM. By LAS Staff Writer SAN DIEGO (January 8, 2016) (Press Release)San Diego-based law firm CaseyGerry has filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the family of Michael Copeland, a Qualcomm executive who was killed after the single engine Cessna airplane he was piloting collided in midair …


Volkswagen’s CEO Plans to Present Remedies for Fixing Diesel Engines at EPA Meeting

TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen’s new chief executive plans to present remedies for fixing diesel engines that cheat on emissions tests when he meets with the top U.S. environmental regulator this week. CEO Matthias Mueller said that as of now VW has only given technical data to the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board. But he hopes to …