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Environmental Groups Sue Shell Oil for CleanAirAct Violations at Deer Park Refinery and Chemical Plant Mike Metzger | Environment Texas | January 7, 2008 Sierra Club and Environment Texas filed a lawsuit today in federal district court against Shell Oil Company and several affiliates.
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USA: Volkswagen fighting union vote at Tennessee plant AL.com | April 25, 2016 Volkswagen on Monday announced plans to appeal a National Labor Relations Board ruling that upheld a unionization vote among a portion of workers at the German automaker's lone U.S. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million for CleanAirAct Violation U.S.
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USA: Volkswagen fighting union vote at Tennessee plant AL.com | April 25, 2016 Volkswagen on Monday announced plans to appeal a National Labor Relations Board ruling that upheld a unionization vote among a portion of workers at the German automaker's lone U.S. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million for CleanAirAct Violation U.S.
USA: Volkswagen fighting union vote at Tennessee plant AL.com | April 25, 2016 Volkswagen on Monday announced plans to appeal a National Labor Relations Board ruling that upheld a unionization vote among a portion of workers at the German automaker's lone U.S. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million for CleanAirAct Violation U.S.
USA: Volkswagen fighting union vote at Tennessee plant AL.com | April 25, 2016 Volkswagen on Monday announced plans to appeal a National Labor Relations Board ruling that upheld a unionization vote among a portion of workers at the German automaker's lone U.S. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million for CleanAirAct Violation U.S.
USA: Volkswagen fighting union vote at Tennessee plant AL.com | April 25, 2016 Volkswagen on Monday announced plans to appeal a National Labor Relations Board ruling that upheld a unionization vote among a portion of workers at the German automaker's lone U.S. Agrees to Pay Over $1 Million for CleanAirAct Violation U.S.
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