Biden to Nominate Cliff to Head Auto Safety Agency October 20, 2021 By David Shepardson President Joe Biden plans to nominate the No. 2 auto safety official and a former California Air Resources Board official...
Whistleblower Tells Congress Facebook Puts Profits Over Safety, Urges Regulation October 5, 2021 By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen will urge the U.S. Congress on Tuesday to regulate the social media giant,...
Airports Urged to Avoid Using Firefighting Foam With PFAS October 5, 2021 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had urged U.S. airports to limit the use of firefighting foam with the...
EPA Urged by 21 States to Toughen Vehicle Emissions Rules September 28, 2021 By David Shepardson A group of 21 state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and several major U.S. cities urged the Biden administration...
U.S. Road Travel Up 11.5% in July September 24, 2021 By David Shepardson U.S. motorists drove 11.5% more miles in July as driving nearly matched pre-COVID levels and more Americans returned to offices...
Here’s Why Auto Safety Investigators Are Still Probing Takata Air Bag Inflators September 22, 2021 By David Shepardson and Paul Lienert Why are U.S. auto safety regulators opening a new investigation into Takata air bag inflators installed in millions of vehicles...
Traffic Deaths Up 10.5% in First Three Months of 2021 September 20, 2021 By David Shepardson New data shows a sustained increase in U.S. traffic deaths that regulators ascribe to impaired driving, speeding, a failure to...
How Biden Vaccine Mandate Will Test OSHA September 14, 2021 By David Shepardson The U.S. agency in charge of the Biden administration’s new rules requiring COVID-19 vaccination at many private workplaces faces stiff...
Biden Calls for COVID Vaccine Mandate or Test for Two-Thirds of U.S. Workers September 9, 2021 By Ahmed Aboulenein, Jeff Mason and David Shepardson President Joe Biden on Thursday said he will require all federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and the U.S....
Judge Rules Boeing Directors Must Face Shareholder Claims Over 737 MAX September 8, 2021 By David Shepardson, Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel A Delaware judge ruled on Tuesday that Boeing’s board of directors must face a lawsuit from shareholders over two fatal...