Figure underscores need for federal oversight as the Trump administration seeks to slash the Environmental Protection Agencys budget and roll back rules Texas companies involved in illegal air pollution releases were penalized by the state in fewer than 3% of all cases,according to a new report.
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Quitting Paris climate deal would threaten US security, UN chief warns
Antnio Guterres says exiting landmark accord would threaten US economy and society: If someone leaves a void, I guarantee someone will fill it The UN secretary general, Antnio Guterres, warned on Tuesday that if the US His remarks at New York Universitys Stern School of Business came
Ivanka Trump’s new book: I’m a working mom who can’t always get a massage
Presidents daughter and adviser wants to debunk the superwoman myth by saying she didnt even have time to meditate during the election Ivanka Trump, president Donald Trumps daughter and adviser, laments that when the election campaign was at its busiest she had to go into survival mode and didnt
US considers banning laptops on flights from UK airports
All travellers from Europe could face ban aimed at thwarting terrorists who want to smuggle explosive devices in consumer items The Trump administration is considering barring passengers flying to the US from UK airports from carrying laptops, sources have told the Guardian. The proposed ban
Arresting Julian Assange is a priority, says US attorney general Jeff Sessions
Justice department stepping up efforts to prosecute Wikileaks founder as CNN reports that charges have been drawn up The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is now a priority for the US, attorney general Jeff Sessions has said. Hours later it was I love WikiLeaks, he once told a rally –
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner keep property assets while in White House
Details came to light as White House began releasing financial disclosure forms for around 180 top officials, and will likely fuel conflict of interest concerns Donald Trumps daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, are retaining scores of property investments while they work in
Academy bans cellphones for PwC accountants after Oscars fiasco
After the biggest flub in Oscars history saw La La Land wrongly named best picture, accounting firm in charge of balloting faces new backstage protocols PwC accountants will not be allowed to have their cellphones backstage during future Oscar telecasts. Film academy president Cheryl Boone
Trump had to pay millions due to tax law he aims to abolish, leaked return shows
A section of the presidents 2005 tax return revealed that about 85% of what he paid the IRS was incurred due to alternative minimum tax Donald Trumps leaked tax return reveals that the businessman had to pay tens of millions of dollars in a single year because of a tax rule that he has
Rex Tillerson won’t work on Keystone pipeline issues due to ExxonMobil links
Greenpeace argued that ExxonMobil, where secretary of state was CEO, would directly and predictably benefit from approval of multibillion-dollar pipeline The US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, has recused himself from issues related to TransCanada Corps application for a permit for the
Senate votes to repeal labor protection laws that safeguarded poultry workers
Trump has vowed to sign bill to eliminate Obama-era mandate to disclose on-site injuries and fatalities, which occur at a high rate in chicken-processing industry The Trump administration and Senate Republicans rolled back labor protection laws on Monday in a pair of moves that labor advocates