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EPA Fines Auto Repair Shops in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska for ‘Defeat Device’ Violations | US EPA
LENEXA, KAN. (AUG. 30, 2022) – The U.S. Environmental Safety Company (EPA) has penalized three firms to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clear Air Act (CAA). Based on EPA, the businesses put in and/or bought unlawful “defeat units” in automobile engines designed to render emissions controls inoperative.
Central Iowa Truck Restore LLC of Boone, Iowa, can pay a civil penalty of $95,371; R.T.R. Roger’s Truck Restore LLC of Fenton, Missouri, can pay $46,316; and Husker Diesel Inc. of Gretna, Nebraska, can pay $60,150.
“Modifying auto emissions controls is unlawful, contributes considerably to dangerous air air pollution, and makes it more durable to fulfill air high quality requirements,” stated David Cozad, director of EPA Area 7’s Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division. “These unlawful practices exacerbate the consequences of air pollution in already overburdened communities.”
As a part of their settlements with EPA, all three firms agreed to demolish their inventories of defeat system parts and licensed that they stopped promoting or putting in units that disable automobile emission controls.
R.T.R. Roger’s Truck Restore and Husker Diesel are in communities which are already disproportionately affected by air pollution. Moreover, R.T.R. Roger’s Truck Restore is in St. Louis County, which is an ozone non-attainment space, that means that it doesn’t meet the CAA nationwide ambient air high quality normal for ozone.
Tampering with automobile engines, together with set up of aftermarket defeat units supposed to bypass producer emissions controls, ends in considerably larger releases of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, each of which contribute to severe public well being issues in the US. These issues embody untimely mortality, aggravation of respiratory and heart problems, aggravation of current bronchial asthma, acute respiratory signs, continual bronchitis, and decreased lung operate. Quite a few research additionally hyperlink diesel exhaust to elevated incidence of lung most cancers.
Stopping aftermarket defeat units for autos and engines can assist shield susceptible communities and cut back ozone-forming pollutant emissions. EPA recognized this as one in every of six Nationwide Compliance Initiatives introduced in 2019 and is a prime precedence for the Company.
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Missouri men’s basketball just keeps rolling.
The Tigers strung together their fifth straight win, this time defeating Arkansas Pine Bluff in a 112-64 blowout at home Sunday afternoon. The second half struggles that have typically come to bite them didn’t appear, instead pushing the same offensive pace until the very end of the contest.
Junior Mark Mitchell was the star of the show for Missouri. The forward scored a season-high 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting, paired with five rebounds and a block. Although not a threat on the perimeter, his offensive prowess inside the paint gives the Tigers a consistent option.
Graduate senior Caleb Grill continued his dominance from behind the arc, dropping 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 4-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. Senior Tamar Bates also added 13 points of his own on 5-of-8 shooting from the field.
Perhaps the most impressive performance of the night, however, came from sophomore Anthony Robinson II. The guard was everywhere on both sides of the ball, recording a double-double of 11 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and a block on 3-of-7 shooting from the field.
It was the first double-double of Robinson’s young career at Missouri.
The Tigers did struggle to shoot the 3-pointer compared to previous games, finishing with just a 9-of-32 clip. That was negated by their 54 points in the paint, as well as their ability to prevent the Golden Lions from having success in their own right.
Arkansas Pine Bluff shot 9-of-28 from three — a more efficient night of shooting, but on less attempts compared to Missouri. It also turned the ball over 19 times, allowing the Tigers 33 easy points off them.
Missouri also had an uncharacteristically good game under the basket, grabbing 19 offensive rebounds that resulted in 24 second-chance points. Five of those rebounds came from Robinson.
Before Thanksgiving arrives, the Tigers will go up against Lindenwood at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Mizzou Arena.
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Arkansas Pine Bluff |
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Christian Moore |
Anthony Robinson II |
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Zach Reinhart |
Tamar Bates |
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Caleb Jones |
Annor Boateng |
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Klemen Vuga |
Mark Mitchell |
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Quentin Bolton Jr. |
Josh Gray |
Who: Missouri Tigers (4-1, 0-0 SEC) vs. Arkansas Pine-Bluff Golden Lions (1-5, 0-0 SWA)
What: Missouri’s sixth game of the 2024-’25 season
Where: Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.
When: Sunday, November 24, 4:00 p.m.
TV: ESPN+, SECN+
Radio: Tiger Radio Network
Series: Missouri leads 3-0
Last Meeting: Nov. 6, 2023: Missouri opened the season with a 101-79 win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff. Five different players scored over 15 points for Missouri, including Sean East II, Nick Honor, Noah Carter, Caleb Grill and Tamar Bates.
Last Time Out, Missouri: The Tigers handled business in a 91-56 win over Pacific. Guard Caleb Grill continued a hot streak, leading the team with 25 points, including 21 from three-point makes. Grill also notched a career-high with five steals.
Last Time Out, Arkansas Pine-Bluff:The Golden Lions fell on the road to Texas Tech, losing 98-64. Arkansas Pine-Bluff shot 52.1% from the field while Texas Tech shot 59.7%. The Golden Lions were led by guard Christian Moore with 20 points.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Mark Gronowski threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns and Amar Johnson ran for two touchdowns and South Dakota State overwhelmed Missouri State 45-9 on Saturday and claimed a share of the Missouri Valley Football Conference regular-season title.
With the win and North Dakota State’s loss to South Dakota, the Bison, Coyotes and Jackrabbits (10-2, 7-1) all secure a three-way tie for the Missouri Valley Football Conference regular-season title.
Missouri State (8-4, 6-2) entered averaging 37 points per game.
It was Missouri State’s final game as a Missouri Valley Football Conference member before joining Conference USA and the FBS ranks in 2025. Missouri State kicks off next season on Aug. 30 when it travels to Southern Cal.
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