Renewable-energy advocates filed a lawsuit against a Wisconsin state regulatory agency Thursday, claiming it is shorting utility customers producing energy from renewable sources for the juice they sell back to the state’s major utility company and giving preferential pricing to that monopoly for its own power.
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California regulators could levy hourly fines on private utilities like Pacific Gas and Electric for cutting off power during wildfire season under a proposal approved Wednesday by a state Senate committee.
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Controversial laws that forced Sydney bars to close early and limited the drinks they could serve in a bid to curb alcohol-fueled violence ended Tuesday after complaints they had ruined the city’s once-vibrant nightlife.
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The Seventh Circuit appeared likely Tuesday to overturn Indiana’s sex offender registration requirement, as it applies to people only required to register because they moved away from the state then moved back.
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Hungarian regulations on nongovernmental organizations conflict with European Union law, a European Court of Justice magistrate held Tuesday in the latest in the clash between the EU and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Read moreThe Center for Food Safety sued Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue in federal court, claiming his rollback of food-safety inspection regulations at pig-slaughtering plants will result in dangerous pork products.
Read moreA federal court in Washington revived a lawsuit against the Department of Agriculture brought by the American Anti-Vivisection Society and the Avian Welfare Coalition. The animal rights groups challenged the department’s failure to issue regulations on the handling of birds used for research.
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The Labor Department issued a final rule Sunday that clarifies when a worker is employed by more than one company, an issue that affects franchise businesses such as McDonald’s and firms that have outsourced services such as cleaning and maintenance.
Read moreTwo Oregonians sued Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum in Marion County Court, claiming she unfairly refused to issue ballot titles for three initiatives that propose laws regulating logging near rivers and streams, aerial spraying of pesticides and governing conflicts of interest for public officials.
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Boeing employees knew about problems with flight simulators for the now-grounded 737 Max and tried to hide them from federal regulators, according to documents released Thursday.
Read moreA federal judge struck down as unconstitutional a South Dakota law imposing burdensome regulations that would have made it much harder for the average citizen to get an initiative on the ballot.
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The Trump administration on Thursday proposed scaling back a key environmental law to reduce the time it takes to assess the environmental impact of major federal projects like oil pipelines.
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The Trump administration is proposing new rules to guide future federal regulation of artificial intelligence used in medicine, transportation and other industries.
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California officials are quick to tout the Golden State’s action on climate change and evidence points to dramatic reductions in emissions in the past decade, but a report issued Monday casts doubt on whether the state’s policies are primarily responsible.
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Calling for immediate action to combat climate change and fight poverty in the nation’s largest state, a group of lawmakers on Monday unveiled the framework for a California Green New Deal.
Read moreA Los Angeles judge denied a freelance reporter organization’s request to block a new law that will hamper the livelihood of contractors in California.
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Popular flavors of electronic cigarette cartridges will vanish from store shelves in 2020, as the Trump administration announced a ban on many of those products Thursday while allowing others to stay on the market.
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An anti-robocalls measure signed into law Monday by President Trump should help reduce the torrent of unwanted calls promising lower interest rates or pretending to be the IRS, though it won’t make such calls disappear.
Read moreUber, Postmates and two independent contractors asked a federal court in California Monday to block a new state law that requires certain gig economy companies to classify workers as employees, making them eligible for minimum wage, overtime and other protections.
Read moreA new California law banning private prisons in the state interferes with federal supremacy by blocking the U.S. government from detaining undocumented immigrants in privately run facilities within the state’s borders, a private prison firm claims in a lawsuit filed Monday.
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