Industrials

Trump reconsiders rules protecting miners from black lung

President Donald Trump's mining regulators are reconsidering regulations meant to protect underground miners from breathing coal and rock dust, the cause of black lung disease, and diesel exhaust, which can cause cancer.

Correction: Conflicted Interests story

A recent change in Iowa's tax code spared Mark Chelgren's machine shop, welding company and wheelchair-parts plant from paying sales tax when buying certain supplies such as saws and cutting fluid.

Correction: Conflicted Interests-ABRIDGED story

A recent change in Iowa's tax code spared Mark Chelgren's machine shop, welding company and wheelchair-parts plant from paying sales tax when buying certain supplies such as saws and cutting fluid.

The Latest: California fires prompt tougher utility rules

The Latest on California toughening rules meant to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires (all times local): 11:45 p.m. California is ordering utility companies to do more to keep power lines from sparking devastating wildfires.

China suffers natural gas shortage as coal ban backfires

Chinese authorities have commandeered supplies of natural gas to heat homes, disrupting supplies to industry, after efforts to clear smog-choked air by banning coal use led to energy shortages in frigid weather.