Mark Drajem
Obama seeks power-plant emissions cuts GOP opposes
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is proposing cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions from the nation’s power plants by an average of 30 percent from 2005...
Pollution-fighting powers of EPA upheld as new rules loom
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday strengthened the Environmental Protection Agency in its drive to cut air pollution, a result critics warned would...
House passes bill to curb U.S. rules costly for businesses
WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would force more government analysis of how a regulation affects businesses before a rule...
Obama will tell Chamber businesses to put cash to use for...
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will challenge American business leaders on Monday to move their cash from the sidelines to invest in the U.S....
House votes to extend U.S. trade breaks for Indian, Thai, Colombian...
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to extend trade preferences for exporters from developing nations such as India, Thailand and Colombia, sending the measure...
CVS, Coventry face shareholder pressure over political giving
WASHINGTON - Investors pressing for more disclosure of corporate political donations are gaining support in a drive targeting companies such as CVS Caremark Corp....
Banks tout trade benefits as public support erodes
U.S. banks, insurers and other financial companies released two separate reports touting the benefits of lower trade barriers last Tuesday, aiming to counter a...
Steel pipe makers object to imports from China
Twelve producers of steel tubes used in fencing have filed a new trade complaint against Chinese imports, saying they are unfairly subsidized by the...
Senators predicts China currency bill will pass
Two U.S. senators who pushed legislation last year for tariffs on Chinese imports predicted last week that a new measure aimed at forcing China...
