It was considered the largest oil-related natural disaster in the history of the world, so it only follows that the fine would be historic too. Gargantuan oil company BP has agreed to pay the largest criminal penalty in U.S. history for ...
The Obama administration said it isn’t “walking away” from a goal of 1 million EVs on the country’s roads by 2015. Heather Zichal, deputy assistant for energy and climate change at the White House, praised the soon ...
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An update of key elements of a 2012 report on the impact of federal regulations on the manufacturing sector finds that the problems continue to persist, and in fact have increased in 2013. NERA Economic Consulting's update of a report ...
U.S. oil prices declined Friday, continuing to pull back from a mid-week rally sparked by the Federal Reserve's surprise decision to continue its easy money policies, while concerns over Middle East supply disruptions continued to fade ...
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Frank Baitman, the CIO of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), was at the Amazon Web Services conference here praising the company’s services. His talk was on the verge of becoming a long infomercial, when he ...
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This afternoon, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman reached out to a broad cross-section of stakeholders to join him on a call to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. As U.S. negotiators press forward to complete a ...
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Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith said on Friday that the company would move ahead with its lawsuit against the U.S. government, seeking permission to release more information on demands Microsoft receives from the National Security ...
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The US government yesterday scrapped a requirement that would see trucking companies file equipment inspection reports, whether or not defects were present, Bloomberg News reported. The report said the move will save the industry US$1.7 ...
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The American Trucking Associations (ATA) said yesterday that the Department of Transportation's (DOT) suggested changes to driver-vehicle inspection reporting requirements will give the industry a much-needed reduction in paperwork. ...
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A US International Trade Commission ruling from June 2013 banning sales of older Apple iPad and iPhone models has been overturned by the Obama administration. The decision - which related to 3G wireless technology - has been vetoed ...
The Greens Party has launched a $85m policy aimed at helping farmers sell directly to end customers and small, local processors. “With one of the most concentrated food retail sectors in the world dominated by the supermarket ...
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Cass Johnson, President of the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO), released the following statement in meeting between President Barack Obama and President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam. “Within the context of the ...
“With the 18th Round of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations now underway in Malaysia, the timing of the hearing, and opportunity for Ways & Means Committee Members to seek clear, unambiguous answers from the USTR on President ...
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The Obama administration's ongoing delay in ruling on 20 pending applications to export liquefied natural gas is stalling US job creation and GDP growth, according to a new report from a conservative economic think tank. The report, ...
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Several influential environmental groups are gearing up to sue the Obama administration for refusing to regulate US coal mines as major emitters of methane, a greenhouse gas that many scientists say is fueling climate change. Ashley ...