Illinois EPA Ditches Plan to Hold Public Meetings on VW Settlement

February 26, 2018

By Alex Ruppenthal
“‘I think that public hearings are incredibly important on this issue because what VW did was harm the public, harm the environment,’ said Jen Walling, executive director of the Illinois Environmental Council. ‘Doing this without giving the public a chance to weigh in was a real mistake.’”

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