Tag: Industry regulation
Boom in Native American oil complicates Biden climate push
NEW TOWN, N.D. — On oil well pads carved from the wheat fields around Lake Sakakawea, hundreds of pump jacks slowly bob to extract...
A snapshot of the bipartisan infrastructure agreement
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators have reached an agreement to significantly boost infrastructure spending, though considerable hurdles remain...
From Biden to Congress, Big Tech is under mounting pressure
WASHINGTON — Without speaking a word or scratching a pen across paper, President Joe Biden drove up the pressure on Big Tech companies already...
High court backs businesses challenging California labor law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with California agriculture businesses in their challenge to a state regulation that gives unions access to...
British travel industry urges swifter reopening of sector
LONDON — The U.K.’s travel industry held a day of action Wednesday, pressing the British government to allow more quarantine-free travel and provide cash-strapped...
US appeals court ruling setback for St. Louis-area pipeline
A federal appeals court panel on Tuesday struck down the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of a natural gas pipeline that runs through parts...
California oil regulators delay health, safety rules again
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It's been a year and a half since California Gov. Gavin Newsom directed oil regulators to consider new health and safety...
France’s Sarkozy faces jail term in campaign financing trial
PARIS — The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy concludes Tuesday in Paris, after a month during which the court sought to determine...
Judge weighs blocking Indiana ‘abortion reversal’ law
INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge said he'll soon decide whether to block a new Indiana law that would require doctors to tell women undergoing...
Should reporters challenge or ignore election disbelievers?
NEW YORK — Matt Negrin's campaign to ban “election deniers” from television news failed to achieve his original goal, which was to prevent a...