Tag: Government regulations
EU extends Myanmar sanctions, including against junta leader
<p>BRUSSELS — The European Union has extended for a year sanctions against senior officials in Myanmar, including junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing,...
Water bill may open spigot for Biden infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON — Rarely has a routine water resources bill generated so much political buzz, but as senators hoisted the measure to passage Thursday the...
EU study: GMO laws needs overhaul; environmentalists protest
<p>BRUSSELS — A new European Union study finds that the two decade-old legislation on genetically modified organisms should be revamped, a process environmentalists claim...
Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it’s safe
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to quickly determine whether a pesticide linked to brain damage in...
FDA revives federal effort to ban menthol cigarettes
<p>WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators are going to try again to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove...
EU extends Myanmar sanctions, including against junta leader
BRUSSELS — The European Union has extended for a year sanctions against senior officials in Myanmar, including junta leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing,...
Merchants sue Federal Reserve over fees for debit cards
<p>NEW YORK — Two trade groups representing businesses in North Dakota filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Federal Reserve, asking the agency to lower...
EU study: GMO laws needs overhaul; environmentalists protest
BRUSSELS — A new European Union study finds that the two decade-old legislation on genetically modified organisms should be revamped, a process environmentalists claim...
Democrats move to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
<p>WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, part of a...
South Africa resumes giving J&J jabs to health care workers
<p>JOHANNESBURG — South Africa has resumed giving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to health care workers after a more than two-week pause in the...