He played a key role in securing the Montreal Protocol, an international environmental pact to protect the ozone layer by reducing the use of certain chemicals.
Category: United States Politics and Government
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Trump Venues Bank on Golf, With Help From Saudi Arabia
The focus of the former president’s hotel business is shifting from big cities to his golf resorts, which are benefiting from a relationship with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf tournaments.
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Biden and Corporate America? It’s ‘Complicated.’
The president has courted executives with long listening sessions and sustained outreach, but frustrated many with his tax plans and regulations.
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U.S. Finalizes Rule Requiring Two-Person Crews on Freight Trains
The regulation ensures that the nation’s largest freight railroads will not be able to reduce the number of workers aboard their trains from today’s status quo.
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For Cesar Conde, NBC’s News Chief, Corporate Polish Meets Partisan Reality
Cesar Conde, a leader with an M.B.A. but limited journalism background, is facing the toughest scrutiny of his career.
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Fed Chair Says Central Bank Need Not ‘Hurry’ to Cut Rates
Jerome Powell said that strong economic growth gives Federal Reserve officials room to be patient, and he emphasized the institution’s political independence.
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Linda Bean, an L.L. Bean Heir and a Conservative Donor, Dies at 82
A granddaughter of the celebrated Maine brand’s founder, she set out as an entrepreneur in her mid-60s and used her wealth to fund right-wing causes.
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U.S. Approves $1.5 Billion Loan to Restart Michigan Nuclear Plant
The conditional loan from the Energy Department is part of a broad effort to revive the use of nuclear energy in the United States.
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Yellen to Warn China Against Flood of Cheap Green Energy Exports
The Treasury secretary, who plans to make her second trip to China soon, will argue that the country’s excess industrial production warps supply chains.
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Biden, Promising Corporate Tax Increases, Has Cut Taxes Overall
President Biden has called for $5 trillion in new taxes on corporations and high earners. But his record so far is as a net tax cutter.