Focus on Regulations
Republican state AGs challenge new US fuel economy rules
The AGs have called the ne requirements unworkable and forcing automakers to build more electric vehicles.
Nigeria to ban single-use plastics next year
Nigeria on Tuesday announced a ban on single-use plastics in government offices as a prelude to a nation-wide ban set to begin in...
PetroChina to pay $14.5 million fine for US export violations: DOJ
Authorities discovered evidence the company had reported inaccurate information in an electronic database exporters use to declare exports.
What happens next in the EU investigation into Chinese EVs?
The European Commission is planning to impose provisional duties on EVs produced in China, what comes next?
Top German minister on peace mission amid China EV tariffs row
Germany's Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck will arrive in Beijing on Friday on a last-ditch mission to avoid a damaging trade war with China...
US offers $850 million in grants to clean up oil sector methane emissions
The US government opened up on Friday competitive bidding for $850m in grants to help small oil and gas producers monitor and reduce...
German trade focus could pivot from China to US
Trade experts say economic and political factors all increasingly favour U.S.-German relationship following EU tariffs on Chinese EVs posed export risks
China says EU escalation of trade friction could trigger ‘trade war’
The EU could trigger a 'trade war' if it continues to escalate tensions, China's commerce ministry said Friday, accusing the bloc of foul...
Alberta environment minister unworried by movement toward methane tariffs
WASHINGTON — Alberta’s environment minister expressed little concern that European countries are taking steps toward tariffs on imported natural gas associated with high...
U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry
Restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers face blowback from the landscaping industry and some property owners, who say that the battery-powered blowers favored by...
