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Trump Moves to Halt Universal Tariff Refunds
The U.S. CBP estimates that the government owes $166 billion to companies.
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A scientist prepares samples while doing research on PFAS at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab. Understanding of chemicals’ risks has been built on IRIS assessments.
Safety
What Happens When the EPA Sidelines Its Independent Chemical Referee
And why critics want them off the field.
May 20, 2026
Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, testifies to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Interior, Environment and related agencies on the budget request for the EPA, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington.
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EPA Aims to Roll Back Limits on Toxic Wastewater from Coal-Fired Power Plants
The agency says the rule is unduly costly for the energy industry at a time when energy demand is spiking.
May 15, 2026
A SpaceX Falcon9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule attached, lifts off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39-A on Nov. 15, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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Elon Musk Gets Apology from California Regulators
Members made "improper" statements.
April 30, 2026
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President's 2027 Budget to Kill Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Shift Billions to Defense, Drones
The program, which helps small and medium-sized manufacturers, launched in 1988.
April 9, 2026
The Supreme Court in Washington, Feb. 6, 2026.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs
The decision could have ripple effects on economies around the globe.
February 20, 2026
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Despite Escalating Cyber Attacks, CISA Faces Funding Cut
April 9, 2026
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Volvo Falls Victim of a Data Breach
February 12, 2026
Plumes of steam drift from the cooling tower of FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, April 4, 2017.
Bribery Trial Begins for Ex-Energy Co. Execs
February 3, 2026
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Trump Administration to Create a Strategic Reserve for Rare Earth Elements
February 2, 2026
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Security Breach: Clarifying the Big-Picture Impacts of CMMC
January 21, 2026
Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kansas, Sept. 18, 2021.
EPA to Drop Health Impact Calculations from Key Air Pollution Rules
January 13, 2026
Wind turbine blades sit at The Portsmouth Marine terminal that is the staging area for Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth, Va.
States, Developers Fighting Trump's Wind Project Freeze
January 7, 2026
Containers with Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a Taiwanese container shipping company, are stacked up at the Port of Los Angeles with the the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge seen in the background on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Experts Race to Decode Trump’s Tariff Rules
December 23, 2025
This undated photo provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation on Dec. 18, 2025, shows the Mississippi River Bridge, also known as the Black Hawk Bridge, in Lansing, Iowa.
Implosion Will Take Down a Nearly Century-Old Mississippi River Bridge
December 19, 2025
Cars drive past data centers that house computer servers and hardware required to support modern internet use, such as artificial intelligence, in Ashburn, Virginia, July 16, 2023.
House Backs Bill to Speed Permitting Reviews for New Energy, Infrastructure Projects
December 19, 2025
A luxury Audi car is surrounded by exhaust gases as it is parked with a running engine in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019.
EU Moves to Ease 2035 Ban on Internal Combustion Cars as Auto Industry Faces Headwinds
December 16, 2025
Vehicles drive along a highway July 30, 2025, in Cincinnati.
Fact Check: Will Weaker Gas Mileage Rules Mean Cheaper Cars?
December 8, 2025
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Building AI-Powered Operations and Systems That Win
IEN is hosting a live discussion and Q&A on how industrial manufacturers can win with AI.
June 11, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event on Nov. 1, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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Appeals Court Pauses California Law Requiring Companies to Report Climate-Related Financial Risk
The law required large companies to report on how climate change could hurt them financially.
November 19, 2025
A painter writes 'Dana 1' referring to Czech nuclear physicist Dana Drabova on the side of a Flamingo cruise missile, which was paid by a crowdfunding campaign of a Czech organization, Weapons to Ukraine, at the Fire Point factory at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025.
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Mike Pompeo Becomes Adviser to Scrutinized Ukraine Weapons Manufacturer
The company is building a new factory.
November 17, 2025
The Department of Defense seal is seen on the podium in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon on Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington.
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Trump Administration, Private Investors Sign Off on $1.4B Deal with Two Rare Earth Startups
In an effort to scale access to materials essential for high-tech goods and military equipment.
November 5, 2025
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Drugmakers Recall Blood Pressure Medicine Tainted with Cancer-causing Chemical
It affects more than 580,000 bottles of various strengths of prazosine capsules.
October 31, 2025
People cross a street, with Russian oil company Lukoil's headquarters seen in the background, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
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Russian Oil Company Lukoil to Sell International Assets in Response to Trump Sanctions
The company is already talking with potential buyers.
October 28, 2025
A very large smokestack flare burns off flammable product after an explosion in a processing facility at the ExxonMobil refinery in Torrance, Calif., on Feb. 18, 2015.
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ExxonMobil Sues California Over Climate Disclosure Laws
The company claims the disclosure laws infringe upon its free speech rights.
October 27, 2025
Attendees pass by a model of the Chinese-made C919 passenger jet at the Sinochem booth during the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing, Nov. 27, 2024.
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China's C919 Jet Faces Turbulent Skies as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Add to Delays
The single-aisle passenger plane aims to rival Boeing's 737 and Airbus' A320.
October 27, 2025
A plastic shopping bag liters the roadside in Sacramento, Calif, Friday, Oct. 25, 2013.
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California Lawsuit Says Makers of Plastic Bags Lied About Products Being Recyclable
The makers of the bags allegedly labeled them as recyclable — even though they were not.
October 20, 2025
Clean up crews remove oil-laden sand on the beach at Refugio State Beach, site of an oil spill, north of Goleta, Calif., May 20, 2015.
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Trump Officials Back Firm in Fight Over California Offshore Oil Drilling After Huge Spill
A fossil fuel company wants to restart an infamous pipeline.
October 17, 2025
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CMMC Is Here: Cybersecurity Certification Will Impact Defense Contracts
This is not an abstract policy change. It’s a direct requirement for winning future defense work.
October 16, 2025
Workers prepare an oil containment boom at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif., May 21, 2015.
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Trump Officials Back Firm in Fight Over California Offshore Oil Drilling After Huge Spill
"This project risks another environmental disaster in California"
October 15, 2025
An aerial view of a container port is seen in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province, on June 6, 2024.
Regulation
China Sanctions 5 U.S. Units of South Korean Shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean
China will also investigate a probe by Washington into its growing dominance in world shipbuilding.
October 14, 2025
A haul truck is seen after being loaded with coal by a mechanized shovel at the Spring Creek mine, in this Nov. 15, 2016 photo, near Decker, Mont.
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Republicans Vote to Roll Back Biden-Era Restrictions on Mining, Drilling in 3 Western States
Advancing the administration's ambitions to expand energy production from public lands.
October 10, 2025
The American flag over the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 1, 2025.
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Federal Shutdown Will Cut Off Vital Economic Data, Including Friday's Jobs Report
A weekly report on the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits will also be postponed.
October 2, 2025