Volkswagen, Flint point to weakness in US environmental protections

Two recent scandals in the United States -- one involving Volkswagen's diesel cars, the other, contaminated tap water in Flint, Michigan -- appear to have little in common at first glance. Coming several months apart, the two scandals followed similar patterns: government regulators missed a serious violation of environmental laws and only found out from members of the public. In the case of Volkswagen, it was a non-governmental organization, the International Council on Clean Transportation (IC