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President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del.
Biden to Tap Defense Production Act to Maximize Vaccine Manufacturing
He wants 100 million shots in in his first 100 days.
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A portion of the Resolution Copper Mining land-swap project in Superior, Ariz., June 15, 2015.
Apaches Object to Forest Service Review of Huge Copper Mine
Publication would start the clock on turning over land in Arizona's Tonto National Forest to mining giant Rio Tinto.
Jan 15th, 2021
FDA Administrator David Kessler testifying on Capitol Hill, Nov. 15, 1995.
Former FDA Chief Tapped to Lead Vaccine Science
Dr. David Kessler will have the title of chief science officer of COVID response.
Jan 15th, 2021
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OSHA Bumps Up Violation Penalties
Jan 15th, 2021
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Agency Updates Auto Safety Ratings for New Technology
Jan 15th, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater on Thursday, Jan. 14 in Wilmington, DE.
Biden Unveils $1.9T 'American Rescue Plan'
Jan 15th, 2021
In this May 8, 2003, file photo, a Northern Spotted Owl flies after an elusive mouse jumping off the end of a stick in the Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman, Ore. The Trump administration has slashed more than 3 million acres of protected habitat for the northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington and northern California, much of it in prime timber locations in Oregon's coastal ranges. Environmentalists are accusing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under President Donald Trump of taking a 'parting shot' at protections designed to help restore the threatened owl species.
Trump Slashes Imperiled Owl Protections
Jan 14th, 2021
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Tents line a sidewalk on Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco, April 18, 2020.
Proposed Corporate Tax Hike Would Aid California Homeless
The state suffers from prohibitively high housing costs and wages that can't keep up.
Jan 14th, 2021
In this June 11, 2020 file photo Wynn Whitmeyer of the Idaho Falls Fire Department uses a drip can to ignite cheat grass and tumbleweeds during a controlled burn east of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Environmentalists have filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S government to block plans to build up to 11,000 miles (17,700 kilometers) of fuel breaks they claim would violate the Endangered Species Act in a misguided effort to slow the advance of wildfires in six Western states.
Group Moves to Sue US Gov't Over Fuel Break Plan
Fuel breaks involve clearing stretches of vegetation to slow the progress of fires.
Jan 14th, 2021
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon during a press conference at the Kendrick Gallery in Cheyenne, March 21, 2019.
Wyoming Vows to Fight Any Biden Regulations on Energy
Gov. Mark Gordon said the state will push back against regulations that hinder development of fossil fuels.
Jan 13th, 2021
Uber driver Jose Luis Guevara, a member of the Mobile Workers Alliance, pauses for a picture outside Los Angeles City Hall. Drivers for app-based ride-hailing and delivery services are suing to overturn a California ballot initiative.
Uber, Lyft Drivers Sue over California Ballot Measure
Drivers bringing the lawsuit have several hurdles to clear, but their arguments are "compelling."
Jan 13th, 2021
China has been accused of widespread rights violations against Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups.
China Vows to Defend Itself Over Labor Measures
The U.K. is demanding companies' supply chains are free of forced labor from the Xinjiang region.
Jan 13th, 2021
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Lawyer Who Took on Big Tobacco Dies of COVID-19
He successfully sought billions in legal settlements in the 1990s.
Jan 13th, 2021
People gathered outside U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office in Juneau, Alaska, to protest the proposed Pebble Mine, June 25, 2019.
Alaska Gov. Plans to Appeal Mine Project Denial
The copper and gold mine would be located near the world's largest sockeye salmon runs.
Jan 11th, 2021
This file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington. The Corporate Transparency Act, enacted into law on Jan. 1, 2021, seeks to strengthen controls by creating a corporate registry managed by the Treasury Department.
Law Cracks Down on Shell Companies to Combat Corruption
The overhaul of money laundering laws is aimed at locating the proceeds from foreign bribery, drug trafficking and financing for terrorists.
Jan 11th, 2021
In this file photo, oil rigs stand in the Loco Hills field near Artesia, N.M.. In the closing months of the Trump administration energy companies stockpiled enough drilling permits for western public lands to keep pumping oil for years.
Oil Companies Lock in Drilling, Challenging Biden
Companies submitted more than 3,000 drilling permit applications in a three-month period that included the election.
Jan 11th, 2021
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo during a news conference in Providence, March 1, 2020.
Biden Adds Boston Mayor, R.I. Gov. to Economic Team
California official Isabel Guzman was picked to lead the Small Business Administration.
Jan 8th, 2021
People stroll on the Trocadero square to watch the Eiffel Tower lightings, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 in Paris.
US Delays Tariff on French Goods
It was initially designed as retaliation for a French tax on technology giants.
Jan 8th, 2021
In this Monday, June 29, 2020, file photo, A Boeing 737 MAX jet taxis after landing at Boeing Field following a test flight in Seattle. Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a criminal charge related to its troubled 737 Max jetliner. The Justice Department announced the settlement Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 nearly two years after the second of two crashes that killed 346 people in all.
Boeing Owes $2.5B Over Max Jet Claims
The settlement with the Justice Department includes money for crash victims.
Jan 7th, 2021