Enforcement likely from new CFPB administration
Senior executives at the American Financial Services Association discussed a spate of regulatory hurdles facing auto lenders from the federal and state levels in the years ahead......»»
US Clears Way For Automakers To Install Smart Headlights
The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a rule Tuesday to allow adaptive driving beam headlights, or smart headlights, in the U.S. Axios reports: The technology, which relies on sensors and LED.....»»
The US Will Finally Allow Adaptive Beam Headlights on New Cars
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is finally poised to legalize adaptive beam headlights in the US. From a report: The NHTSA announced that it has issued a final rule that will update the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, which.....»»
California close to regaining control of tailpipe emissions from EPA
Move would reverse Trump administration's revocation of California's waiver. Enlarge / Traffic jam forms on Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles. (credit: Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News) The Environmental P.....»»
Why the US looks back 17 years to set its climate goals
Consider the Biden administration's central climate goal: cut domestic greenhouse gas emissions 50%-52% below 2005 levels by 2030, then zero out emissions by 2050......»»
Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US
A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday, after their removal in the waning days of the Trump administration exposed the predators to hunting that critics said would undermine their rebound from widespr.....»»
Sanctuary city policies linked to lower crime rates in recent years
Today, nearly 250 local jurisdictions in the U.S., including 5 states, have established sanctuary policies indicating they will not automatically honor Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) detainer requests. In a study published in Contem.....»»
Kansas medical board faces threats from lawmakers for probing ivermectin use
One lawmaker is also a physician under investigation for prescribing ivermectin. Enlarge / Ivermectin tablets arranged in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. The US Food and Drug Administration warned Americans against tak.....»»
Keep Nuclear Power Plant Open, Urge 79 Scientists, Academics and Entrepreneurs
A California newspaper covers "pleas" to the state's governor to delay the closure of a nuclear power plant: On Thursday, Dr. Steven Chu, former U.S. Secretary of Energy under the Obama administration and a Nobel laureate, and more than 79 scientist.....»»
Joe Rogan: White House praises Spotify"s new Covid disclaimers
The administration says it believes tech giants should do more to fight misinformation......»»
US backs rare flower habitat amid Nevada lithium mine fight
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating critical habitat for a Nevada wildflower it plans to list as endangered amid a conflict over a mine to produce lithium batteries for electric vehicles critical to the Biden administration's.....»»
Biden Administration Forms Cybersecurity Review Board To Probe Failures
The Biden administration has formed a panel of senior administration officials and private-sector experts to investigate major national cybersecurity failures, and it will probe as its first case the recently discovered Log4j internet bug, officials.....»»
Biden-Harris administration extends space station operations through 2030
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced today the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to extend International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030, and to work with our international partners in Europe (ESA, European Space Agency), Japan.....»»
NHTSA issues a safety recall on nearly 54,000 Teslas over "rolling-stop" functionality
On Monday, Tesla issued a safety recall for 53,822 vehicles covering all models equipped with "full-self-driving" (FSD) software. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) warned the company that changes to the software that added.....»»
Remote sensing technology reduces urban air pollution
Cities that adopt roadside emissions sensors to detect high polluting vehicles, together with an enforcement program to inspect and repair these vehicles, could significantly improve urban air quality, new research shows......»»
Senate Republicans: Don’t let states choose where to spend broadband money
Treasury rule lets states use funds in areas that already have 25Mbps/3Mbps speeds. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | metamorworks) Senate Republicans are crying foul over a Biden administration plan to fund broadband deployment.....»»
Germany To Bolster Chip Sector After Scuppering Siltronic Sale
Germany is planning to bolster its semiconductor industry after the government thwarted the takeover of a local supplier, raising questions about the country's technology strategy. From a report: Chancellor Olaf Scholz's administration is working on.....»»
US to reimpose limits on power plants" mercury emissions
The US government announced Monday it wants to revive a regulation limiting air emissions of mercury and other toxic substances from fossil fuel-fired power plants that had been undermined by the previous administration......»»
Broadband providers may soon have to display service "nutrition labels" under proposed FCC regulation
On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it would be taking a page out of the Food and Drug Administration's rulebook and applying it to internet service providers (ISP). A proposed set of rules approved by all four commissi.....»»
OSHA will try a different route to a vaccine mandate for businesses
The Supreme Court blocked its first choice, but there are other options available. Enlarge (credit: OSHA) On Tuesday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that it was withdrawing its planned vacc.....»»
FAA Provisionally Clears 90% of Aircraft To Fly Near 5G Networks
About 90% of the U.S. commercial aircraft fleet is at least somewhat shielded from interference caused by new 5G wireless networks, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday. From a report: The FAA expanded the roster of aircraft that it says.....»»