The court approved the settlement. The court called the settlement fair and said that the size of the fine—the largest in Clean Air Act history—and other provisions were adequate and appropriate. The court noted that five commenters (two environmental groups and three state environmental agencies or state attorneys general) had submitted comments supporting the settlement but asking that it be renegotiated to include $25 million for Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) to support the promotion of electric vehicles in certain states. The court called the SEP proposal “laudable,” but it agreed with the U.S. that the public interest would not be served by reopening negotiations to create “a different and more complex settlement arrangement.”

Enforcement suit alleging violations of Clean Air Act certification requirements for new motor vehicles.


United States v. Hyundai Motor Co.

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United States v. Hyundai Motor Co. - memorandum opinion

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United States v. Hyundai Motor Co. - memorandum opinion

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