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'Lab-grown' meat maker hosts Miami tasting party as Florida ban goes into effect

Jun. 30, 2024 04:25 AM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — As Florida's ban on "lab-grown” meat is set to go into effect next week, one manufacturer hosted a last hurrah — at least for now — with a cultivated meat-tasting party in Miami. California-based Upside Foods hosted dozens of guests Thursday evening at a rooftop...

US miners' union head calls House Republican effort to block silica dust rule an 'attack' on workers

Jun. 28, 2024 17:30 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The head of the national mine workers’ union on Friday condemned what he characterized as an effort by House Republicans to block enforcement of a long-awaited federal rule directed at curbing workers' exposure to poisonous, deadly rock dust, calling it “a direct...

Chevron takeaways: Supreme Court ruling removes frequently used tool from federal regulators

Jun. 28, 2024 16:46 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal rules that impact virtually every aspect of everyday life, from the food we eat and the cars we drive to the air we breathe, could be at risk after a wide-ranging Supreme Court ruling Friday. The court rejected a 40-year-old legal doctrine colloquially...

The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision

Jun. 28, 2024 14:48 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests. ...

What it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators

Jun. 28, 2024 13:09 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Executive branch agencies will likely have more difficulty regulating the environment, public health, workplace safety and other issues under a far-reaching decision by the Supreme Court. The court's 6-3 ruling on Friday overturned a 1984 decision colloquially...

FACT FOCUS: Here's a look at some of the false claims made during Biden and Trump's first debate

Jun. 28, 2024 06:28 AM EDT

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump traded barbs and a variety of false and misleading information as they faced off in their first debate of the 2024 election. Trump falsely represented the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol as a relatively small number of people...

US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation

Jun. 27, 2024 16:12 PM EDT

Boeing is being sanctioned by U.S. investigators for sharing information about a federal investigation of a door plug blowout that left a gaping hole in a Boeing 737 Max 9. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday that Boeing “blatantly violated” the agency's...

What it means for the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the EPA's 'good neighbor' pollution rule

Jun. 27, 2024 15:19 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency will not be able to enforce a key rule limiting air pollution in nearly a dozen states while separate legal challenges proceed around the country, under a Supreme Court decision Thursday. The EPA’s “good neighbor” rule is...

The Supreme Court strips the SEC of a critical enforcement tool in fraud cases

Jun. 27, 2024 15:11 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of a major tool in fighting securities fraud in a decision that also could have far-reaching effects on other regulatory agencies. The justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that people accused of...

Supreme Court halts enforcement of the EPA's plan to limit downwind pollution from power plants

Jun. 27, 2024 11:16 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency’s air pollution-fighting “good neighbor” plan on hold while legal challenges continue, the conservative-led court’s latest blow to federal regulations. The justices in a 5-4 vote on Thursday...