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The Trump administration’s decision to eliminate several Biden-era emissions standards for power plants could provide significant relief to U.S. manufacturers, according to Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
The Trump administration’s decision to eliminate several Biden-era emissions standards for power plants could provide significant relief to U.S. manufacturers, according to Jay Timmons, president and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). However, Timmons said additional reforms are needed to simplify permitting and provide businesses with greater long-term regulatory certainty. In a report published Sept. 17, Fox News Digital quoted Timmons as praising Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin’s recent moves to roll back the power-plant emissions regulations. Timmons said the changes sent a signal to manufacturers that the administration was listening to their concerns. Timmons said NAM and other manufacturing groups had strongly opposed the emissions standards introduced by the Biden administration in 2024, arguing that the implementation timeline was not feasible for many manufacturers. At the same time, he said manufacturers generally support goals such as cleaner air and water and healthier communities, but stressed that the methods used to achieve those goals matter. According to Fox News, the latest emissions regulations were removed through executive…
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Crime
At Least 16 Killed, More Than 50 Injured in Pakistan Mosque Blast
At least 16 people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a powerful explosion near a mosque in Kohat in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, according to local media reports citing officials. The blast occurred near a mosque close to the…
War
112,000 Displaced in Yemen as Houthi Advance Intensifies Fighting
Thousands of Yemenis are fleeing their homes as fighting between the Iran-backed Houthi group and forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognized government intensifies, reopening a major front in the country’s long-running civil war. The U.N. migration agency IOM said on Friday that at least 112,000…
Crime
Philadelphia Home Search Uncovers Possible Human Ashes, Images of 7 Missing Women
Philadelphia police searching a home have uncovered five urns believed to contain human ashes, a suspected homemade laboratory and more than 1 million images and videos, including material involving seven women who have been reported missing. Police said Wednesday that…
Politics
Trump Seeks to End Ukraine War While Considering Business Deals With Russia
President Donald Trump’s administration is considering offering Russia economic and business incentives as part of its efforts to persuade President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine, even as the U.S. Congress moves to impose tougher sanctions on Moscow. According to a report published by The New York Times, the White House is considering signing some business agreements with…
US
Early Voting Begins in 2026 US Midterm Elections
In-person early voting for this year’s U.S. midterm elections begins Friday, opening the final six weeks for Americans to decide who they want to lead Congress. Voters will make their choices amid concerns over the cost of living, the prolonged war in Iran and other pressing national issues, according to The Associated Press. Election administrators say they are prepared and…
Politics
Russia’s Wartime Economy Faces Long-Term Erosion
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World
Iran Holds Biggest Rally Since War Began, More Than 600,000 Volunteers Register
Hundreds of thousands of people took part in a government-organized rally in Iran on Friday, in what the Associated Press (AP) described as the biggest such demonstration since the United States and Israel began attacking Iran in February. According to AP observations, large crowds gathered in central Tehran. Many participants wore combat-style uniforms and carried Iranian flags as they marched…