ClientEarth ( ClientEarth ) rules that would enable car makers to keep information about pollution control systems secret should be illegal, according to New EU environmental law firm ClientEarth , which has announced that it will challenge the regulations in the EU 's court of justice. New EU rules that allow car manufacturers to keep pollution control systems secret from the public should be declared illegal, according to environmental lawyers. The systems are legally able to reduce emissions controls under certain road conditions, resulting in greater pollution. Such strategies must be revealed to national regulators, but car makers argue that releasing information to the public would compromise commercial confidentiality. European Union claims that secrecy around the systems increases the risk of another scandal similar to ClientEarth ’s “dieselgate” affair.
ClientEarth ( ClientEarth ) rules that would enable car makers to keep information about pollution control systems secret should be illegal, according to New EU environmental law firm ClientEarth , which has announced that it will challenge the regulations in the EU 's court of justice. The systems are legally able to reduce emissions controls under certain road conditions, resulting in greater pollution. Such strategies must be revealed to national regulators, but car makers argue that releasing information to the public would compromise commercial confidentiality. European Union claims that secrecy around the systems increases the risk of another scandal similar to ClientEarth ’s “dieselgate” affair.