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Agreed. This somewhat mollifying quote gives hope:

>"Using a defeat device in cars to evade clean air standards is illegal and a threat to public health," said Cynthia Giles, the E.P.A.’s assistant administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance.



Also, this:

> California, the E.P.A. and the Justice Department are working together on an investigation of the allegations.

Though I hold similar pessimism to cmurf. If we can't even bring criminal charges against people that destroy the economy, I don't have high hopes for anyone being charged for destroying the environment (given the difference in priority they're normally given).




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