Trump executive order calls for a next-generation missile defense shield
One of the new Trump administration’s first national security directives aims to defend against missile and drone attacks targeting the United States, and…
California’s air pollution waiver and the EV mandate are banned by Trump
To do this, it eliminates “state emissions waivers that function to limit sales of gasoline-powered automobiles.” That spells bad news for California and…
Has Trump changed the retirement plans for the country’s largest coal plants?
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Coal likely to go away even without EPA’s power plant regulations
A backstop That said, the team behind the analysis argues that, depending on other factors, the rules could play a significant role. Trump…
FTC launches probe of Microsoft over bundling
John Lopatka, a former consultant to the FTC who now teaches antitrust law at Penn State, told ProPublica that the Microsoft actions detailed…
Trump FCC chair wants to revoke broadcast licenses—the 1st Amendment might stop him
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wants the FCC to crack down on news broadcasters that he…
NASA’s boss-to-be proclaims we’re about to enter an “age of experimentation”
Meanwhile, over about the same time period, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, Orion deep space crew capsule, and ground support system upgrades cost…
Elizabeth Warren calls for crackdown on Internet “monopoly” you’ve never heard of
US Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Congressman Jerry Nadler of New York have called on government bodies to investigate what they allege…
Trump’s election win spells bad news for the auto industry
“We encourage members of both parties to support policies that provide business and trade certainty so that EV manufacturers up and down the…