Volkswagen to pay $157M to settle emissions claims by 10 states, including WA, OR

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Volkswagen is paying more than $157 million to Washington, Oregon, and eight other states to settle environmental lawsuits over the company’s diesel emissions-cheating scandal.

The company says the money will go to the states which follow California’s clean air standards, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

The settlement covers 3-Liter six-cylinder diesel engines and is separate from a $603 million agreement reached last year with 44 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico that covered 2-liter engines.

Volkswagen has admitted to programming its diesel engines to activate pollution controls during government treadmill tests and turning them off for roadway driving.

VW has paid out more than $20 billion dollars to buy back or repair cars, and pay criminal and civil fines and legal settlements related to the scandal. (AP)