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Friday, November 21, 2008
Bush vexes environmentalists with 11th-hour changes
National |
November 21, 2008
As the hour grows late, President Bush, like many chief executives before him, seems to hear the call of the wild. Read more
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Nike, Starbucks urge new climate policies
Business |
November 20, 2008
Nike Inc., Starbucks Corp., Levi Strauss & Co. Read more
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
EPA moves to relax clean air rules near national parks
National |
November 19, 2008
The Environmental Protection Agency is completing new air quality rules that will make it easier to build coal-fired power plants, oil refineries and other major polluters near national parks and wilderness areas, despite the fact that half of the EPA’s 10 regional administrators have formally dissented from the decision and another four have criticized the move in writing. Read more
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Amid meltdown, a conversion for Paulson
Business |
November 18, 2008
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson had a stern message for more than two dozen of the nation’s most powerful hedge fund managers gathered in the third-floor conference room near his office. Read more
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Obama expected to push net neutrality
Business |
November 15, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama famously made the World Wide Web a pillar of his campaign, so it is not surprising that the man already being called the nation’s first “wired” president has championed the idea of an open Internet. Read more
Friday, November 14, 2008
Strict conditions almost certain for automaker bailout
Business |
November 14, 2008
With pressure rising for the government to save U.S. automakers from the financial junkyard, the question is fast becoming: Should General Motors, Ford and Chrysler simply get infusions of tax dollars? Read more
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Nuclear waste gets recycled into goods
Business |
November 12, 2008
French authorities made headlines last month when they said as many as 500 sets of radioactive buttons had been installed in elevators throughout France. Read more
Online betting rules are at issue
Business |
November 12, 2008
The Bush administration is moving in its last weeks to adopt final regulations to enforce a controversial law that seeks to block Internet gambling. Read more
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Nurse panel slow to act on crimes
California | Local |
November 2, 2008
In March 2006, a Long Beach hospital put state licensing authorities on notice: Two patients had accused a nurse of molesting them on a single night. Read more
Friday, October 31, 2008
Bush team pushes for controversial last-minute rules
National |
October 31, 2008
The White House is working to enact an array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January. Read more
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Policing online traffic schools
Business |
October 29, 2008
When it comes to online traffic schools, you’d figure a strong regulator is needed to oversee an industry some say is rife with cheating, with stay-at-home students Googling test answers or having others take courses in their place. Read more
Sunday, October 26, 2008
S. Korean actress’ suicide fuels cyber-insult debate
World |
October 26, 2008
“Shocking facts . Read more
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Immigrants’ advocates decry cervical cancer vaccine order
Science |
October 22, 2008
A controversial cervical cancer vaccine that has been only recommended for U.S. residents has become a requirement for all new female immigrants ages 11 to 26, sparking an outcry over the order’s safety and cost. Read more
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Trying to reset climate clock
California | Local |
October 16, 2008
California forged ahead Wednesday in its bold attempt to turn back the clock of climate change, issuing its final draft of an economywide plan to slash the state’s greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels. Read more
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
FDA’s lax approach to Chinese products comes back to bite us
Business |
October 15, 2008
If we’ve learned anything watching our 401(k)s go down the toilet and the stock market take a pistol-whipping, it’s that too-lax regulation and the nowhere-to-hide nature of the global economy leave us vulnerable to all sorts of shenanigans. Read more
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
John McCain’s ties to Charles Keating
National |
October 7, 2008
McCain’s ties to a convicted S&L owner
The issue: Probably the biggest political embarrassment of John McCain’s career emanated from his close ties to Charles H. Keating Jr., the high-flying owner of Lincoln Savings & Loan who later went to federal prison. Read more
Thursday, October 2, 2008
L.A., Long Beach ports inaugurate new anti-smog plan
California | Local |
October 2, 2008
Cargo was moving smoothly out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on the first day of the nation’s most ambitious pollution control program at a major seaport. Read more
L.A. council president seeks new limits on digital billboards
California | Local |
October 2, 2008
Responding to anger over a new digital billboard in his district, Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti called Wednesday for new rules limiting outdoor signs from displaying electronic messages in residential neighborhoods. Read more
Federal agency to rule today on song royalty rates
Business |
October 2, 2008
Royalties that digital music companies, including Apple Inc. Read more
He opposes regulation – until he supports it
National |
October 2, 2008
As financial collapse threatened Wall Street and consumed Washington, John McCain appeared to undergo a dramatic transformation. Read more
