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AUGUST 21 “READER FORUM”

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Dissent: PO reversal ‘insulates’ domestic violence perpetrators

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Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com

An ex-husband’s actions that prompted a woman to get a protective order against him did not constitute stalking or threatening behavior sufficient to warrant the court order, the majority of an Indiana Court of Appeals panel ruled Friday. A dissenting judge warned the holding “insulates perpetrators of domestic violence” who threaten friends or associates of former partners.

The court reversed a Johnson Circuit Court protective order that limited Joshua Cruse’s communication with his ex-wife to only that regarding their three children.

A key incident preceding the issuance of the order was Cruse’s confrontation with his ex-wife’s companion after his son’s baseball game, during which Cruse held a bat and “got up in this gentleman’s face and told him that he better not come around our kids again and he felt threatened enough that he left,” according to his ex.

Judge Edward Najam dissented from the majority that found no basis for stalking or other behavior sufficient to support a protective order.

“C.C. proved that Cruse deliberately initiated three aggressive encounters with her, and Cruse’s conduct is symptomatic of controlling behavior, which is a form of domestic violence,” Najam wrote in his dissent. “I would hold that the trial court did not commit reversible error when it concluded that C.C. carried her burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence and issued an Order of Protection.”

But Judge John Baker, in a majority opinion joined by Chief Judge Nancy Vaidik, wrote, “As the only evidence in the record regarding the bat establishes that Cruse was holding it in a non-threatening manner, and C.C. did not even mention the bat, we strongly disagree with the dissent that this suffices to establish that Cruse attempted or threatened to cause physical harm to anyone. We certainly do not believe that this holding in any way ‘insulates perpetrators of domestic violence.”

The majority wrote that there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that Cruse stalked his ex. “Although she did comment that at one point she felt intimidated, most of her concerns were based upon the way other people were reacting to Cruse,” Baker wrote. “She was not frightened, she merely ‘preferred’ that Cruse not be around when she was with the children. We also find insufficient evidence that Cruse’s course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, or threatened.”

The case is Joshua Perry Cruse v. C.C., 41A01-1512-PO-2345.

ANOTHER CONFEDERATE SYMBOL BITES THE DUST

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                                             ANOTHER CONFEDERATE SYMBOL BITES THE DUST

                                              Tyrades! By Danny Tyree

According to the Washington Post, prestigious Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee is finally going to act on its long-held desire to delete the word “Confederate” from the inscription atop the columned entrance to Confederate Memorial Hall dormitory.

(Under the terms of a 2005 court ruling, Vanderbilt is required to pay $1.2 million to the Tennessee division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, who had donated money in 1933 for the dorm’s construction and naming rights.)

I’m sure a lot of you are sighing, “It’s about time” or “Welcome to the 21st century” or “Now minority students and white-guilt sufferers and people who are mint julep-intolerant can live to a ripe old age without ever being traumatized about anything ever again”; but some aspects of the decision don’t ring true.

Why no honorary degrees for students who WOULD’VE attended Vandy if not for the dorm name?

Why no Vanderbilt-sponsored campaign to close Nashville’s Parthenon replica, that tribute to slavery, prostitution and state-sponsored religion?

The change to the bland, generic “Memorial Hall” seems like a “no win” situation. Either freshmen will ask “WHAT exactly does the hall memorialize?” and someone will have to dredge up the past and tell them about the Confederacy anyway, OR freshmen will totally ignore the enigmatic name, showing just how uninquisitive the young scholars are.

Maybe I’m still leery of the recent “not a ransom” cash transfer to Iran; but it sounds as if the university (or “anonymous donors” who are making the payoff on behalf of the university) is really paying a pretty hefty RANSOM for the name of the dorm, and setting a bad precedent.

(“Thanks for recruiting my football standout son for the Vanderbilt Commodores.Right before school started, I had his name legally changed to ‘James Earl Ray.’ For $1.2 million I could have it changed back. His even more athletic younger brothers, Lee Harvey Oswald and Sirhan Sirhan, will be available next year.”)

Someone please explain the logic of making this expensive name change. The stone-etched name on the building was a rather low-tech, non-flashy nod to the Southern cause.

But now the United Daughters of the Confederacy (who APPARENTLY are plotting a return to secession and slavery!) have more than a million dollars to spend on statues, pamphlets and targeted social media campaigns!No wonder the press release credited the money to “anonymous donors” instead of “anonymous alumni.” Vanderbilt doesn’t want to take credit for such brilliant strategists!

(I know: “Standing on principle is priceless.” But Vanderbilt COULD’VE been standing on $1.2 million worth of scholarship money!)

My great-great grandfathers suffered the deprivations of war, the deprivations of Reconstruction and umpteen posthumous bad-mouthings by Hollywood. Could the university be magnanimous and extend its no-bullying policy to include kicking deceased veterans while they’re down?

Inclusiveness, diversity and the “sweep history under the rug” philosophy have won the day. But will the victory and harmony be long-lasting?

Now that the school has set a conciliatory tone, activists will inevitably get bored and start raising a stink about Cornelius Vanderbilt, who endowed the university. There will be all sorts of debates about the carbon footprint of his coal-devouring railroads, the land formerly owned by Native Americans that his railroads crossed, the (ugh!) livestock hauled on the trains, etc.

Just watch: someday students will be flocking to Nashville to attend prestigious (bland, generic) University.

IURC Nominating Committee Announces Nominees

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Indianapolis – The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Nominating Committee announced today the names of the three nominees they are submitting to Governor Mike Pence for appointment to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.  Those three nominees are:

Sarah Freeman

Jeffrey Golc

Timothy Jeffers

The Nominating Committee has nominated these three candidates to fill the current vacancy on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission created by the appointment of Commissioner Carolene Mays-Medley to be the Executive Director of the White River State Park Development Commission.  Governor Pence will select one of the three nominees to serve the remainder of Mays-Medley’s term. Commissioner Mays-Medley’s term expires December 31, 2017.

“I thank the IURC Nominating Committee for its careful and thorough evaluation of candidates to serve as commissioner at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission,” said Governor Pence. “I commend the members of the Committee for their dedication, and I commit to conducting an equally thorough evaluation of the three nominees as I determine the appointment for the vacant position at the Commission.”

The Nominating Committee interviewed 9 candidates for the vacancy.  Information regarding all applicants can be obtained from the Governor’s Office or online at: http://www.in.gov/gov/2682.htm.

“On behalf of the IURC Nominating Committee, I am pleased to forward the names of these three nominees to Governor Pence,” said Allen Paul, Chair of the IURC Nominating Committee. “The Committee was impressed by the quality of the applications we received. This was not an easy decision.”

Members of the Nominating Committee are Committee Chair Allen Paul, Eric Scroggins, John Blevins, Larry Buell, Win Moses, Michael Evans, and Michael Mullett.

ELLIS PARK RECAP

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Arlen’s Prospect,  Ready Look Like  A 2-Year-Olds With Big Futures; Fort Larned’s Sister Wins Allowance
Wiener-Dog Qualifying Highlights

HENDERSON, Ky. (Aug. 20, 2016) — A pair of 2-year-olds worth following were on display Saturday at Ellis Park, with strong favorite Arlen’s Prospect taking the fifth race by 3 1/4 lengths over Quality Emperor and 16-1 first-time starter Oso Ready winning the seventh by 1 1/2 lengths over Wild Shot.

Also on the card, the 3-year-old filly Walkabout, out of the same mare as 2012 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Fort Larned, won the $39,000 first-level allowance feature by 3 1/4 lengths over Misty Journey under a confident ride from Brian Hernandez Jr. Trainer Ian Wilkes swept the late double, also taking the nightcap with 8-1 Panoe (ridden by Wilkes’ son-in-law Chris Landeros) for the stable’s 10th triumph (out of 33) at the meet, second behind only Steve Asmussen’s 12 (56 starts).

And, of course, there were the Wiener Dog qualifying races. The details:

Making the late jockey change from Jesus Castanon, who did not ride Saturday at Ellis, to Didiel Osorio proved a harbinger for a horse named Oso Ready. That son of More Than Ready was making his debut for owner Ed Orr and trainer Glenn Brookfield, but he had a string of excellent works at The Thoroughbred Center in Lexington, where Brookfield has his five-horse stable.

With Osorio gearing down late, Oso Ready cruised the 5 1/2 lengths in 1:03.98. He paid $34.20 as the second-longest shot in the field of eight.

Oso Ready is a son of the terrific stallion More Than Ready, whom Brookfield galloped as an exercise rider for Todd Pletcher. “I liked his dad, and I like him,” he said. “He’s an ornery little turd, but he’s all right.”

Brookfield calls Oso Ready “Junior.” And, in fact, Junior was a handful in the paddock, with observers saying he tried to flip and Brookfield saying, “Well, he was rearing up. He wasn’t trying to flip or anything. He’s just ornery. I tell you what, ‘Junior’ will face up to you in the stall. He’s tough.”

But he was a pro once on the racetrack, breaking like a shot and keeping his forward position.

“I mean, he can run,” Osorio said. “… He ran huge. I never asked him anything. I showed him my stick to the left a little bit, and that’s it. You don’t have to do much when you ride horses like that.”

Arlen’s Prospect, a son of Into Mischief, had the misfortunate of running into Lookin At Lee in his career debut July 22 at Churchill Downs, finishing second. Lookin At Lee went on to win the $75,000 Ellis Park Juvenile in his next start. Arlen’s Prospect, with Channing Hill aboard, ran back in another maiden race, leading all the way for a dominant score over first-time starter Quality Emperor and Joe Rocco Jr. (who also rode Wild Shot). Arlen’s Prospect covered 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:04.52 and paid $4.80 as the favorite in the field of ten 2-year-olds.

“He is nice. He ran great the first time, the lack of a run beat him — and he got beat by a nice horse,” said winning trainer Brendan Walsh, who is stabled at Churchill Downs’ Trackside training center. “So he jumped up today.”

Channing Hill picked up the mount, with Corey Lanerie riding at Saratoga.

“To this day, I haven’t really won that many 2-year-old races,” Hill said. “I’ve won six races at the meet here, and two of them have been really good 2-year-olds. I was just in the right spot at the right time, with Robby (Albarado) on ‘days’ (completing a three-day suspension), and Corey out of town. Like we were saying the other day, how good this jock colony is, they do travel a lot within this meet. You just get lucky to get on nice horses like that.

“And Brendan had this horse in tip-top shape. I mean, completely professional. If you want to see how to get a 2-year-old to win second-time out, that was the one. This guy jumped out, he was so quick leaving there and then he was just all business from there. This is a nice little horse. He’s got a lot of upside. Brendan did a terrific job. It’s easy when they’re nice and professional. You’ve just got to hang on. It’s a super-easy job then.”

Walkabout needed four starts to win a maiden race, but Wilkes and his staff never get in a hurry. After she won by 4 1/2 lengths at Churchill Downs under Hernandez, Wilkes did take a shot in the Grade 2 Indiana Oaks, with Walkabout finishing fifth but losing a tussle for third. While dropping back into an allowance race, one that offered a $25,000 claiming option, Walkabout still was facing older fillies and mares for the first time.

After stalking the pace in third, Walkabout split horses in the stretch and methodically ran down pacesetting Misty Journey in the field of six. She covered the mile in a solid 1:35.43, the last eighth-mile in a strong 12.06 seconds with no urging.

“Pretty impressive,” said Bob Tucker, who oversees Wilkes’ division at the Skylight training center in Oldham County and saddles the Ellis horses. “She’s going to be a pretty nice little filly.”

In addition to Fort Larned, Arlucea also is the dam of the Grade 1-placed Izarra and stakes-placed Moonport. Arlucea’s mom is the Hall of Fame mare Bayakoa. The entire family has been campaigned by owner Whitham Thoroughbreds. Wilkes trained and Hernandez rode Fort Larned.

For the third consecutive racing day, jockey Jon Court won two races, taking the second on 13-1 Gaelic Breeze in a pick-up mount for trainer Thomas Trione and the fourth on 7-1 Heavenly Shine for trainer Benjie Larue.

Jockey Declan Cannon teamed with trainer Chris Hartman to take the first on Clever Now ($3.40) and the sixth on First Heritage ($6.40).

Wiener-Dog Qualifying Heats

In stark contrast to the first qualifying heat for next Saturday’s Wiener Dog Championship, the 3-year-old leggy long-haired blonde wiener-dog named Mini Corndog With Ketchup set a course record, sprinting about 50 yards in 6.91 seconds. And she needed every bit of that to hold off the hard-charging Molly in a photo. Both dogs advance, as did the top two in the slowly-run, chaotic first heat. There will be two more qualifying heats Sunday.

“They had open practice Thursday and she came out here and in three practice races she came in first,” said Mini Corndog With Ketchup’s co-owner Brad Huebner of Newburgh.

Said his wife, Bethany Huebner: “She just plays Frisbee and runs around the house all time.”

Added Brad: “She’s crazy fast, and we knew she was fast. So we had to get her in the wiener-dog races…. A lot of the wiener-dogs seem to have shorter legs. Like the short-hairs seem to be built a little different, with shorter legs and it seems they don’t run as fast.”

“There were a lot of fast dogs out there today,” said Anna Goins of Jasper, Ind., who owns Molly with husband Stephen. While Molly had never raced at Ellis, she had run before at the Jasper Strassenfest’s Dachshund Dash. “And she’s won it, but it’s a much shorter track.”

Safe to say that Ellis Park starter Scott Jordan didn’t oversee the start the first heat, as the entire field broke to the right, milling around, with half going off the course, before a couple got the idea they were to run more or less straight the 50 yards to the finish. Finishing first in 33.63 seconds was No. 6, Daphne, a chestnut Dachshund who was the biggest dog in the race at 14 pounds. Finishing second was No. 4, the chocolate Andy.

“During the practice Thursday, some of them were able to finish,” said winning owner Matthew Short of Madisonville, in his first wiener-dog competition. “With Daphne, we learned today that she’s actually going to be a good competitor and there will be other races to come. She finished in two of the practices runs; the other three she was a little confused.

“We’re proud of her. It’s a lot of fun. I’m glad we got to do it, that she got to do it.”

In fairness to the first-heat dogs, the starting gate was positioned much closer to the outside rail. For the second heat, it was moved into the middle of the track.

There will be another melon giveaway at Ellis Park Sunday, with fans able to leave with a fresh melon. Patrons have the option of donating money to the Kentucky and Indiana Humane Societies.

TERRY FICORELLI NAMED TV/RADIO BROADCASTER FOR ECHL INDY FUEL

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THE VOICE OF EVANSVILLE HOCKEY ON HIS WAY NORTH TO THE CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS

TERRY FICORELLI NAMED TELEVISION/RADIO PLAY-BY-PLAY VOICE OF ECHL INDY FUEL

VETERAN OF 3,550 HOCKEY BROADCASTS, “THE FIC” TO HANDLE MEDIA RELATIONS/SALES 

EVANSVILLE, IN— The Evansville Jr. Thunderbolts of the elite junior hockey league, the NA3HL, have announced on this date that the organization’s Vice President of Media/Broadcasting, TERRY FICORELLI has been named the new Television/Radio Play-by-Play Broadcaster and Director of Media Relations for the INDY FUEL of the ECHL.

In his new position under the INDY FUEL banner, FICORELLI will be at the “mic” for the club’s full 72-game schedule on CBS Sports Radio 1430 WXNT-AM, online via the live stream at cbssports1430.com and simulcast on your smartphone by way of the TuneIn Radio App. In addition, TERRY will be at the play-by-play helm for 23 live Fuel TV games which will be presented in simulcast form with WTHR-TV 13 affiliate COZI-TV providing the Fuel televised games in the greater Indianapolis area. In his new capacity with the INDY FUEL, TERRY will also be responsible for the club’s Media Relations while also contributing to the organization’s Corporate Sales activities.

Jr. Thunderbolts Co-Owner Ryan McCormack of the TPH Group expressed much elation and great pride with “Fic’s” new opportunity. “We as an organization are very proud and extremely happy for ‘Fic’ as he embarks on this exciting new adventure in his extraordinary career of remarkable commitment to our great game and business of hockey. His amazing love, passion, dedication and work ethic have laid the foundation for a bright and promising future of junior hockey in Evansville. Like ‘Fic,’ the Jr. Thunderbolts and TPH are committed to hockey excellence in every phase of the game both on and off the ice. Today’s announcement represents the very essence of our mission.”

A hockey broadcast veteran of over 35-years and 3,550 live play-by-play game broadcasts on radio and television, the man known affectionately in the Evansville community as “The Fic,” arrived on the Tri-State hockey scene with the AA/CHL birth of the IceMen in the summer of 2010. For the past six years, through his exemplary commitment to hockey, the community and its growing legions of fans, “Fic” became known to many as “The Voice of Evansville Hockey.” During the 2015-16 campaign as the radio “voice” of the fledgling Evansville Jr. Thunderbolts, he achieved yet another milestone when he called the radio play-by-play action of his 3,500th game.

FICORELLI is looking forward to his move to Indianapolis while at the same time appreciative of his time here in Evansville and most recently with the Jr. Thunderbolts organization. “I want to especially thank Nathan Bowen, Ryan McCormack, Mark Cody and all of the first class professionals of the ‘Bolts and TPH. They presented me with a wonderful opportunity to play an integral and instrumental role in laying the foundation and developing elite junior hockey, Thunderbolts style, here in the great city of Evansville. My wife, Jhett and I have truly enjoyed being a part of this extraordinary community for the past six years, having made many lasting friendships and developing a kindred spirit with the great hockey fans here. In short, Evansville always will have a special place in our hearts. At the same time, we are excited about our new opportunity in Indianapolis with the Indy Fuel. I am very appreciative and grateful of the confidence which the Fuel organization has shown in offering me this great position. We are eagerly and energetically looking forward to the new and exciting challenges which lie straight ahead.”

“Fic” arrived on the Evansville hockey scene in 2010 following 15-years behind the “mic” for the UHL/IHL Muskegon Fury/Lumberjacks where he called the play-by-play of a Muskegon magnificent run of four League Championships in the span of six seasons. It was in Muskegon where his 2,000th and 3,000th consecutive game broadcasts were honored and celebrated by the West Michigan community.

Attaining many honors and awards throughout his professional career, Terry, while in Muskegon, became the only two-time winner of both the UHL Broadcaster of the Year Award and Media Relations Director of the Year Award.

Under the employ of the ECHL/IHL Cincinnati Cyclones from 1990-95, he was voted “Best Sports Announcer” in Cincinnati three times

The new “voice” of the Fuel also plied his craft in the AHL with the Adirondack Red Wings and Baltimore Skipjacks after launching his hockey broadcast career in the IHL with the Kalamazoo Wings. It was in Kalamazoo where “Fic” was on the headset and behind the “mic” for three consecutive League Championships. In all, Terry has called the play-by-play for eight pro hockey Championships.

TERRY FICORELLI will begin his new position with the INDY FUEL on September 6th.

Meet A Real Frog Prince

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Meet real-life fairy tale stars
in a local enchanted forest!

Trails & Tales is a seasonal nature celebration that will connect young children ages 3-5 to their natural world. Children will play & learn through indoor and outdoor exploratory activities and physical movements that will include stories, games, art projects, hands-on investigations, and live animal encounters. A caregiver must stay with the child during the class.
Trails & Tales Late Summer Series: “Fairy Trails”
Wednesdays, August 24 – September 28, 6-7 pm or
Thursdays, August 25 – September 29, 10-11 am

$30 per child ($20 for members) for the entire series, and pre-registration is required. Contact us for your member discount code.

Class size is limited to 15 children, so register soon!

Harley-Davidson to Stop Sales of Illegal Devices that Increased Air Pollution from the Company’s Motorcycles

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with Harley-Davidson, Inc., Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company, Inc., and Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations, Inc. (collectively Harley-Davidson), that requires the companies to stop selling and to buy back and destroy illegal devices that increase air pollution from their motorcycles, and to sell only models of these devices that are certified to meet Clean Air Act emissions standards. Harley-Davidson will also pay a $12 million civil penalty and spend $3 million to mitigate air pollution through a project to replace conventional woodstoves with cleaner-burning stoves in local communities.

The government’s complaint, filed today along with the settlement, alleges that Harley-Davidson manufactured and sold approximately 340,000 illegal devices, known as “super tuners,” that, once installed, caused motorcycles to emit higher amounts of certain air pollutants than what the company certified to EPA. Aftermarket defeat devices like these super tuners alter a motor vehicle’s emissions controls and are prohibited under the Clean Air Act for use on vehicles that have been certified to meet EPA emissions standards. Harley-Davidson also made and sold more than 12,000 motorcycles that were not covered by an EPA certification that ensures a vehicle meets federal clean air standards.

“This settlement immediately stops the sale of illegal aftermarket defeat devices used on public roads that threaten the air we breathe,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “Harley-Davidson is taking important steps to buy back the ‘super tuners’ from their dealers and destroy them, while funding projects to mitigate the pollution they caused.”

“Given Harley-Davidson’s prominence in the industry, this is a very significant step toward our goal of stopping the sale of illegal aftermarket defeat devices that cause harmful pollution on our roads and in our communities,” said Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden, head of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. “Anyone else who manufactures, sells, or installs these types of illegal products should take heed of Harley-Davidson’s corrective actions and immediately stop violating the law.”

Since January 2008, Harley-Davidson has manufactured and sold two types of tuners, which when hooked up to Harley-Davidson motorcycles, allow users to modify certain aspects of a motorcycle’s emissions control system. These modified settings increase power and performance, but also increase the motorcycles’ emissions of hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides (NOx). These tuners have been sold at Harley-Davidson dealerships across the country.

The Clean Air Act requires motor vehicle manufacturers to certify to EPA that their vehicles will meet applicable federal emissions standards to control air pollution, and every motor vehicle sold in the U.S. must be covered by an EPA-issued certificate of conformity. The Clean Air Act prohibits manufacturers from making and selling devices that bypass, defeat, or render inoperative a motor vehicle’s EPA-certified emissions control system. The Act also prohibits any person from removing or rendering inoperative a motor vehicle’s certified emissions control system and from causing such tampering. The complaint alleges violations of both these provisions.

Under the settlement, Harley-Davidson will stop selling the illegal aftermarket defeat devices in the United States by August 23, 2016. Harley-Davidson will also offer to buy back all such tuners in stock at Harley-Davidson dealerships across the country and destroy them. The settlement requires the company to obtain a certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for any tuners it sells in the United States in the future. The CARB certification will demonstrate that the CARB-certified tuners do not cause Harley-Davidson’s motorcycles to exceed the EPA-certified emissions limits. Harley-Davidson will also conduct tests on motorcycles that have been tuned with the CARB-certified tuners and provide the results to EPA to ensure that its motorcycles remain in compliance with EPA emissions requirements. In addition, for any super tuners that Harley-Davidson sells outside the United States in the future, it must label them as not for use in the United States.

The complaint also alleges that Harley-Davidson made and sold more than 12,000 motorcycles from model years 2006, 2007 and 2008 that were not covered by an EPA certificate of conformity.  A certificate of conformity covers only the motorcycle models that were included in the certification application and that are listed on the certificate. These 12,000 motorcycles were models that were not included in Harley-Davidson’s applications and that were not listed as covered by the relevant certificate. Under the consent decree, Harley-Davidson will ensure that all of its future motorcycle models intended for sale in the United States are fully certified by EPA.

Hydrocarbon and NOx emissions contribute to harmful ground-level ozone, and NOx also contributes to fine particulate matter pollution. Exposure to these pollutants has been linked with a range of serious health effects, including increased asthma attacks and other respiratory illnesses. Exposure to ozone and particulate matter has also been associated with premature death due to respiratory-related or cardiovascular-related effects. Children, the elderly, and people with pre-existing respiratory disease are particularly at risk of health effects from exposure to these pollutants. The woodstove project, which Harley-Davidson will undertake in conjunction with an independent third party, will eliminate excess air pollution caused by using the illegal tuners by providing cleaner-burning stoves to designated local communities, thereby assuring better air quality in the future.

EPA discovered the violations through a routine inspection and information Harley-Davidson submitted after subsequent agency information requests.

Adopt A Pet

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