After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.
Category: Federal-State Relations (US)
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North Carolina Town Sues Duke Energy Over Climate Change
Carrboro accused Duke, one the nation’s largest utility companies, of ignoring data about climate change while increasing use of fossil fuels.
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Trump Promised Sweeping Economic Changes. Can Republicans Turn Them Into Law?
Republicans are juggling complex political and tactical questions as they plan their congressional agenda next year.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s FDA Wish List: Raw Milk, Stem Cells, Heavy Metals
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., one of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers on health, is taking aim at the agency’s oversight on many fronts.
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How Elon Musk Might Use His Pull With Trump to Help Tesla
Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.
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Supreme Court Lets Biden Plans on Mercury and Methane Move Forward
Republican-led states and industry groups argued that the Environmental Protection Agency had moved too fast and imposed onerous regulations.
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Acadia Healthcare Says It Faces New Federal Investigations
Shares of the company, one of the largest chains of for-profit psychiatric hospitals, were down 25 percent at one point.
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Acadia Hospitals Reach $20 Million Settlement With Justice Dept.
The F.B.I. is also investigating the large chain of psychiatric hospitals for holding patients longer than what is medically necessary.
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Big Energy Issue in Pennsylvania Is Low Natural Gas Prices. Not Fracking.
Energy businesses and farmers in western Pennsylvania are struggling because of prices, an issue that has not figured prominently in the campaigns of Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris.
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Here’s Why This Jar of Weed Costs $60 at a Legal N.Y.C. Dispensary
Following the rules is expensive for dispensaries and their customers.
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Biden Administration Rule Would Increase Authority to Block Foreign Deals
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States proposed a rule that would make it harder for foreigners to buy land near military bases.
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Martha’s Vineyard Will Have Enough Pot This Summer
For the island’s cannabis dispensaries, a sudden change in regulations came just in time.