The Obama administration is nearing a decision on allowing seismic testing off the Atlantic Coast, a critical step in opening waters off Virginia, the Carolinas and elsewhere to oil drilling. A study of what the controversial seismic ...
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Laboratory tests on Washington State's exotic shellfish export, the geoduck clam, have found no evidence of unsafe or excessive levels of arsenic, rebutting claims made by Chinese food safety authorities that followed?a sudden ban placed on ...
The $100-billion International Space Station will be extended by four years, or until at least 2024, allowing for more global research and scientific collaboration, NASA said Wednesday. The orbiting outpost, the largest space lab ever ...
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It survived a U.S. Supreme Court challenge, multiple repeal attempts, delays of key provisions and a disastrous rollout, and now the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," marks a major milestone. Beginning Jan. 1, millions of ...
Two years ago,the U.S.Congress mandated that the Federal Aviation Administration integrate robotic aircraft into national airspace by 2015.The FAA has since taken only baby steps toward that goal,but the topic has already sparked much ...
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The Farm Bill reauthorization has been filled with ups and downs, twists and turns, and plenty of intrigue, and now faces another hurdle as Congress has decided to punt work on the legislation to January. The House of Representatives ...
The Canadian Pork Council suggests changes to the U.S.Farm Bill to address concerns related to Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling could end the need for Canada and Mexico to continue their case against the U.S.at the World Trade ...
API welcomed the passage today of an agreement between the U.S. and Mexico to allow joint energy development projects along our shared maritime border as a part of the final approval of Congress’ budget deal. “The energy ...
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Senator Chris Coons announces Manufacturing Jobs for America initiative. A new congressional report released Dec. 17, 2013, found that after a decade of devastating declines, the American manufacturing sector is recovering—and now ...
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) welcomed the introduction of the Generalized System of Preferences Update for Production Diversification and Trade Enhancement (UPDATE) Act, legislation that would make U.S. imports of ...
This week’s edition of IT hiccups, snarls, and general foul-ups begins with the surprising announcement last Thursday by U.S. District Judge James V. Selna who, according to Bloomberg News, issued an order stopping lawsuits into ...
US construction employment increased in 39 states over the past 12 months, the most widespread gains since April 2012, according to an analysis released today by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. ...
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NWFA Board members and staff in front of the Capitol Building The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) recently held its Fall Board meeting in conjunction with the annual Hardwood Federation Fly-In in Washington, Oct. 30-31. The ...
This blog post was written by?Fred Clements, executive director of the?National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements' previous blog posts can be read on A small but resolute group of bicycle industry leaders stormed Capitol Hill ...
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Speaking on the on the House Judiciary Committee’s vote approving H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act, the National Retail Federation Senior Vice President David French said, “The Judiciary Committee has taken Congress’ first ...
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