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The Trump administration last week announced that it will reconsider the reach of the Clean Water Act and is expected to further limit the wetlands it covers, building on a Supreme Court decision two years ago that removed federal protections for some areas. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said at agency headquarters in Washington [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation slowed last month for the first time since September and a measure of underlying inflation fell to a four-year low, according to a new federal government report. The consumer price index increased 2.8 percent in February from a year ago, the report from the Labor Department showed, down from 3 percent [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — During the past two decades, China has grown to be the dominant player in shipbuilding, claiming more than half of the world’s commercial shipbuilding market, while the United States’ share has fallen to 0.1 percent, posing economic and national security challenges for the U.S. and its allies, according to a report released [...]
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Facing projections of spiking energy demand, some states are seeking ways to build new power plants faster as policymakers say they’re increasingly concerned about protecting their residents and economies from rising electric bills, power outages and other consequences of falling behind Big Tech in a race for electricity. Some states are [...]
PORT SULPHUR, La. (AP) — The planned expansion of a massive liquified natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for American energy policy that doubles down on oil and gas exports under President Donald Trump, two members of his cabinet told a crowd of cheering workers last week. “The prior administration had a [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court justices last week heard arguments in a case about restart plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and New Mexico. Some justices said they are concerned about safety issues and the lack of progress toward a permanent solution. A plan to build a national storage [...]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of states imposing sales taxes on groceries has shrunk over the years, and the number may decrease further in the coming months as lawmakers hear complaints about high prices for eggs and other household staples. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders earlier this week unveiled the details of her [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Target earlier this week said it plans to invest anywhere from $4 billion to $5 billion this year in new store expansions, speeding up its online delivery and shortening its production cycle. The company said it plans to add 20 new stores this year, and it expects to add $15 billion [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has announced it will not enforce a President Joe Biden-era small business rule intended to curb money laundering and shell company formation. Treasury said in a news release that it will not impose penalties now or in the future if companies fail to register for the agency’s beneficial [...]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — President Donald Trump last week signed an executive order designed to boost the domestic copper industry by investigating the national security implications of imports and weighing tariffs as a response. From talk of acquiring Greenland and its vast mineral wealth to prodding Ukraine for minerals in exchange for help fending off [...]