Industrials

Republican and Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Environmental Protection Agency to act faster to bring more hazardous chemicals and substances under regulation in the U.S. A House environment subcommittee held a hearing Thursday on one such substance, an industrial compound widely used to make firefighting foam, nonstick cookware and fast-food wrappers.

The Trump administration has lifted a roadblock to copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Minnesota.

Safety investigators are looking into a reported engine breakdown on a Delta Air Lines jet.

Investigators say a small plane that was aiming to land on a taxiway instead of the runway came within about 200 feet of striking another plane on the ground in Philadelphia.

Asian markets fell Thursday on fears that the U.S. is on the verge of imposing tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods in an escalating trade dispute.

U.S. stocks are lower Wednesday morning as technology companies decline.

The lone remaining environmental group facing racketeering accusations by the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline has asked a federal judge to be dismissed from the case.

A rocket developed by Chinese company iSpace is carrying three miniature satellites into space in another milestone for the country's budding private spaceflight industry.

German news agency dpa is reporting that hundreds of police have entered a forest that protesters are trying to stop from being chopped down for a coal mine.

Civil liberties advocates sued the U.S. government Tuesday, alleging law enforcement agencies have been making preparations to crack down on anticipated protests over the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

The Latest on a House committee hearing on social media issues (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg says the company is getting better at finding and combating adversaries who try to use the platform.

Amazon has become the second publicly traded company to be worth $1 trillion, hot on the heels of Apple.

A parachute system that's designed to land spacecraft on Mars will be tested this week off Virginia's coast.

The Kushner family real estate firm has amassed over half a million dollars in unpaid fines for various New York City sanitation and building violations, much of that bill incurred while President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner was running the company.

Greek island ferries are tied up in port for a second day because of a strike by crews, whose main union is debating whether to extend the walkout for another day in pursuit of salary increases.

All summer, the small boat drifted steadily eastward across the churning North Atlantic until it neared the Irish coast, where it made history by becoming the first unmanned sailboat to cross the Atlantic.

A replacement bridge under construction at the nation's second-busiest port isn't just a crucial route for cargo trucks and Southern California commuters — it's a concrete-and-steel science experiment for engineers and seismologists.

President Donald Trump picked West Virginia as the place to announce he'd roll back pollution rules for coal-fired power plants.

Thousands of travelers have been stranded on Greece's islands due to a strike by ferry crews seeking higher pay and tax breaks.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promoted Beijing's initiative to build a "New Silk Road" of ports and other infrastructure as a development tool for Africa at a conference with African leaders.