Industrials

The Latest: Sunoco says deal will avoid pipeline litigation

The Latest on an agreement that lets Sunoco Pipeline resume construction on a major natural gas pipeline across Pennsylvania (all times local): 2 p.m. Sunoco Pipeline says it has agreed to a fine and will make other changes under a deal with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to avoid litigation and resume construction of a major pipeline project.

Tribe says it's being left out of Dakota Access study

One of the four American Indian tribes still fighting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in court says it's being left out as federal officials work to comply with a judge's order to determine the pipeline's impact on tribal interests.

Walker says tax credits could go to other paper companies

Gov. Scott Walker said Wednesday that proposed job-retention tax credits for consumer products giant Kimberly-Clark Corp. could be extended to other paper companies if there are "significant opportunities" to retain and add jobs.

Senate committee advances coal lobbyist to serve at EPA

Republican senators used their majority to advance President Donald Trump's nomination of a former coal-industry lobbyist to serve as the second-highest ranking official at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Russian hackers exploit weakness in US cyber defense

Russian hackers exploited a key vulnerability in U.S. cyber defenses to come within reach of stealing some of the nation's most secret and advanced defense technology, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Efforts to move top US land managers west gain a strong ally

From its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Bureau of Land Management oversees some of the nation's most prized natural resources: vast expanses of public lands rich in oil, gas, coal, grazing for livestock, habitat for wildlife, hunting ranges, fishing streams and hiking trails.

Lawmakers seek safer packaging for toxic laundry pods

Two New York lawmakers want the state to mandate child-resistant packaging, warning labels and uniform colors for toxic laundry detergent pods amid the dangerous trend of people eating them and encouraging or daring others to do the same.