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Laws & Regulations
Vermont Military Contractor Will Pay $426K Settlement for Using Foreign Parts in Products
A federal law requires the government to give preference to products made and sourced in America.
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Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from well heads as wildfire smoke hangs in the air near Calgary, Alberta, May 12, 2024.
Laws & Regulations
Tariff Threats Cast Shadow Over U.S. Reliance on Canada for Majority of Oil Imports
More than 50% of crude oil imported to the U.S. comes from Canada, up from 33% in 2013.
December 19, 2024
President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.
Laws & Regulations
Biden Pledges to Cut U.S Greenhouse Gases by More Than 60%
President-elect Donald Trump, however, favors boosting the production of fossil fuels.
December 19, 2024
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Laws & Regulations
Man Gets 24 Months in Prison for Stealing Tesla Trade Secrets
The defendant made over $1.3 million on stolen trade secrets.
December 18, 2024
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan speaks at Howard University, April 25, 2024, in Washington.
Laws & Regulations
EPA Grants California Authority to Ban Sales of New Gas Cars by 2035
The action faces reversal by Trump.
December 18, 2024
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a fireside chat with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce in Halifax Monday Dec. 9, 2024.
Laws & Regulations
Ontario to Restrict Electricity Exports to U.S., Bar American-Made Alcohol If Trump Tariffs Applied
About 85% of U.S. electricity imports come from Canada.
December 13, 2024
Top Headlines
Robbie Macias, Aemetis vice president of biogas, with Wickstrom Jersey Farms manager Brent Wickstrom on a dairy digester in Hilmar, Calif., May 9, 2024.
Environmental Groups Sue Over California Support for Polluting Biofuels
December 20, 2024
The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, Feb. 2, 2022.
U.S. Updates Decades-Old Science and Technology Pact with China
December 13, 2024
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Manchin will deliver his final speech on the floor of the Senate today, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
Democrats Unable to Lock in Majority on Labor Board Through 2026
December 12, 2024
Paper packaging materials sit inside a just-opened box in Point Pleasant, N.J. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.
New Jersey Targets Plastic Packaging that Fills Landfills, Pollutes
December 12, 2024
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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Feb. 2020.
Laws & Regulations
Freight Manager Indicted for Illegally Shipping Industrial Equipment to Russia
She used her export business savvy to circumvent U.S. sanctions.
December 11, 2024
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Micron Technology Awarded $6B in CHIPS Funding
The company expects the funding to support its plan to invest $125 billion in New York and Idaho.
December 10, 2024
The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in the distance, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Kaktovik, Alaska.
Laws & Regulations
Biden's Approval Opens Door for Further Drilling in Alaska's Arctic Refuge
The area has long been mired in litigation.
December 10, 2024
An industrial cargo port in Barcelona, Spain.
Laws & Regulations
U.S. Opens Investigation Into Spain's Reported Port Denials of Cargo Ships Carrying Arms to Israel
Spain had refused to allow at least three cargo vessels into its ports.
December 9, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump sits in Notre Dame Cathedral as France's iconic cathedral is formally reopening its doors for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris.
Laws & Regulations
Trump Says He Can't Guarantee Tariffs Won't Raise U.S. Prices
He has threatened to impose tariffs on goods imported from Mexico, Canada and China.
December 9, 2024
Pump jacks work in a field near Lovington, N.M., April 24, 2015.
Laws & Regulations
New Mexico Seeks Record $47.8M Fine for Excess Air Pollution by Natural Gas Processor
The state issued sanctions, including a cease and desist order.
December 9, 2024
President Joe Biden watches a traditional dance after arriving at Catumbela airport in Angola on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.
Laws & Regulations
Biden Pledges Millions More for Rail Project in Africa
Aiming to boost U.S. presence in a region rich in critical minerals essential for EV batteries.
December 4, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at the 'Cyber Rodeo' grand opening celebration for the new $1.1 billion Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas, on April 7, 2022.
Automotive
What's Next for Musk Following the Rejected Multi-Billion-Dollar Tesla Pay Package
This is the second time the pay package has been nullified.
December 4, 2024
This April 26, 2010, file photo shows the United States Steel logo outside the headquarters building in downtown Pittsburgh.
Laws & Regulations
Trump Vows to Block Japanese Steelmaker from Buying U.S. Steel
The deal has drawn bipartisan opposition in the U.S. Senate.
December 4, 2024
Elon Musk speaks at a campaign rally, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York.
Laws & Regulations
Judge Reaffirms Ruling That Invalidated Massive Tesla Pay Package for Elon Musk
She had concluded that Musk engineered the $56 billion pay package through sham negotiations.
December 3, 2024
American flags are displayed with Chinese flags on top of a trishaw on Sept. 16, 2018, in Beijing.
Laws & Regulations
U.S. Expands List of Chinese Technology Companies Under Export Controls
The list now includes many companies that make equipment used to produce computer chips.
December 3, 2024
Visitors walk past the 'Super Micro' both at the Computex Taipei exhibition, one of the world's largest IT expos, in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, June 5, 2018.
Laws & Regulations
Review Finds No Evidence of Misconduct at Server Maker Super Micro
The company has had a tumultuous year.
December 2, 2024
Members of Campaign for a Safe and Healthy California coalition campaign for Keep The Law (SB 1137) next to the Inglewood Oil Field in Inglewood, Calif., March. 22, 2024.
Laws & Regulations
Oil Field Owner Sues California Over Law That Would End Operations Near Los Angeles
The laws aim to cut pollution by giving local governments authority to limit oil and gas operations.
December 2, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump at a meeting of the House GOP conference, Washington, Nov. 13, 2024.
Laws & Regulations
Trump Threatens to Impose Sweeping Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China
If implemented, they could dramatically raise prices on everything from gas to cars to agricultural products.
November 26, 2024