EPA Issues Emergency Waiver Allowing Sale of Cheaper E15 Gas

The blend contains higher amounts of ethanol than standard unleaded, and its availability had been banned during the summer over smog concerns. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency waiver on Monday allowing for the sale of gasoline that contains higher levels of ethanol during the summer months and signaled that it will

Appeals Court Reinstates Order Barring Trump Admin From Firing CFPB Employees

The appeals court’s three-judge panel issued the ruling in a split decision, with one judge dissenting. A federal appeals court on April 28 lifted its previous order that had allowed the Trump administration to carry out workforce reductions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On April 11, the appeals court partially stayed a preliminary

Manure in Demand as ‘Renewable Natural Gas’

American Biogas Council’s Biogas Americas trade show in Denver highlights advances in nation’s growing $6.5 billion biogas industry. DENVER—Visitors to the American Biogas Council’s annual Biogas Americas trade show at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver might think J. Paul Getty got it backward when the oil tycoon said, “Money is like manure. You have

House Financial Services Committee Holds Hearing on Regulatory Overreach

The House Financial Services Committee holds a hearing on regulatory overreach and its impact on American prosperity at 10 a.m. ET on April 29. Witnesses include Sarah Flowers of the Bank Policy Institute, J. Radcliffe of Community Financial Services Bank, Margaret Tahyar of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, and Graham Steele of Stanf… Original News

Trump administration orders federal agencies to track office use

Congress starts work on Trump budget bill Congress returns from recess to work on Trump-agenda budget bill 03:41 The Trump administration has told federal agencies to monitor and report occupancy data in public buildings and offices leased by the government, as President Trump presses government workers to stop working from home. Agencies have until Sunday

Noem says she’s “very confident” suspects in purse theft are undocumented

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she’s “very confident” that the two people arrested in connection with the theft of her purse are in the country illegally.  “These are career criminals,” Noem told CBS News in an interview at the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday. “They have perpetuated crimes against many people in this country for