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"It
is regrettable that some states have decided to seek
environmental claims now, notwithstanding their prior support of
this ongoing federal-state collaborative process," the German
carmaker said in a statement.
Volkswagen (VW) has sought a comprehensive national resolution
in the United States of all environmental issues arising from
its emissions test cheating scandal.
As part of these efforts, VW has agreed to buy back or modify
affected vehicles, create a $2.7-billion environmental trust and
invest $2 billion on infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles.
On Thursday, the Washington Department of Ecology said it had
fined VW $176 million for installing illegal software on many of
its diesel vehicles to cheat and falsify emissions tests.
VW has 30 days to appeal the penalty to the Washington Pollution
Control Hearings Board. It has not said whether it will launch
an appeal.
VW's "dieselgate" scandal erupted in September, after the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency said the carmaker had violated
the Federal Clean Air Act, forcing the carmaker into a $14.7
billion settlement.
(Reporting by Edward Taylor and Ilona Wissenbach; Editing by
Mark Potter)
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