As the Biden administration prepares to toughen air quality standards, health benefits are weighed against the cost of compliance.
Category: Factories and Manufacturing
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Inside the Army Factory That Makes AR-15 Ammunition: 4 Takeaways
Commercial rounds are being manufactured on government property. Some have been used in violent crimes, including mass shootings.
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Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.
The site was built for the military, but commercial sales are booming with little public accountability. Rounds have been bought by murderers, antigovernment groups and others.
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‘Our Family Can Have a Future’: Ford Workers on a New Union Contract
A couple who work at a Ford factory that was on strike for 41 days said the terms of a tentative contract agreement would be transformative for them.
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China Consumer Prices Fall, Renewing Fears of Deflation
Consumer prices declined for the second time in four months, while prices charged by factories and other large producers have now been tumbling for over a year.
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Automakers Delay Electric Vehicle Spending as Demand Slows
Growth is brisk but slower than expected, causing automakers to question their multibillion-dollar investments in new factories and raising doubts about the effectiveness of federal incentives.
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Solar Manufacturing Lured to U.S. by Tax Credits in Climate Bill
A combination of government policies is finally succeeding in reversing a long decline in solar manufacturing in the United States.
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More Semiconductors, Less Housing: China’s New Economic Plan
Policymakers, wary of inciting reckless borrowing in real estate, are instead investing heavily in factories and trying to help indebted local governments.
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G.M. Said to Reach Tentative Deal With U.A.W.
General Motors became the last of the three large U.S. automakers to reach a tentative agreement on a new contract with the United Automobile Workers union.
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Plans to Slash Emissions at Britain’s Largest Steel Plant Cause Unease
Tata Steel wants to close polluting blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, but employees worry that their jobs will go, too.
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Plans to Slash Emissions at Britain’s Largest Steel Plant Cause Unease
Tata Steel wants to close polluting blast furnaces in Port Talbot, Wales, but employees worry that their jobs will go, too.