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EPA orders California rare earth mine to correct hazardous waste violations

EPA orders California rare earth mine to correct hazardous waste violations

The US Environmental Protection Agency ordered Molycorp Minerals, LLC, to pay a $27,300 penalty for improper management of hazardous waste at its San Bernardino County mine and mineral processing facility. The violations were discovered as part of unannounced EPA inspections in October 2012.

Connecticut Firefighters Lift Car to Save Man

A team of first responders in Connecticut went back to the basics in order to rescue an elderly man pinned by his car on Easter Sunday.

JLR will start China production at the end of 2014

JLR will start China production at the end of 2014

Jaguar Land Rover plans to start building vehicles in China by the end of this year. The company will begin selling a Land Rover SUV built by its Chinese venture with Chery Automobile Co. in Changshu, by early 2015.

Volkswagen displays MQB-based New Midsize Coupé concept at Beijing

Volkswagen debuts NMC concept in Biejing

The Volkswagen NMC (New Midsize Coupe) concept makes official the German carmaker’s plans for a style-led sedan to challenge the likes of the strong selling Mercedes-Benz CLA.

Carmakers in China eager to sell – and resell

Visitors look at cars on display at the "Auto China 2014" Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing on April 21, 2014

China’s car market is just gearing up as the world’s largest, yet automakers are already eyeing the next big thing — the market for reselling them.