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EPA finalized a rule to delay Renewable Fuel Standard compliance deadlines for refiners. (DTN file photo) "(EPA) Administrator (Michael) Regan has emphasized time and time again the need for transparency and certainty when it comes to the RFS," she said. "Ensuring timely compliance and finalizing strong biofuel blends can help Administrator Regan follow through on these promises and provide m...

Theresa May has made her first intervention in the row over Downing Street parties, saying she was angry to hear about them. The former prime minister, who has frequently criticised Boris Johnson on other issues, has been conspicuously silent in the weeks since the “partygate” allegations first emerged at the end of November. Now, however, she has said that if evidence were to emerge of delib...

A state court in Pennsylvania on Friday struck down the state’s landmark election law as unconstitutional, dealing a temporary blow to voting access in one of the nation’s most critical battleground states. The law, known as Act 77, was passed by the Republican-controlled legislature and signed by Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, in 2019. It permitted no-excuse absentee voting, created a permanent ...

A Pennsylvania court struck down the state’s mail voting law on Friday morning, saying that voters must amend the state constitution before such legislation is legal. “No-excuse mail-in voting makes the exercise of the franchise more convenient and has been used four times in the history of Pennsylvania,” Commonwealth Court Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt wrote in a Friday ruling. “If presented to ...

The proposed merger between law schools at the University of Akron and Cleveland State University has been called off. In a joint statement, the schools said they were ending discussions over whether to combine the programs. Here are your morning headlines for Friday, January 28: UA and Cleveland State law schools merger called off State recommends a move to cluster case COVID tracing Clev...

Punch by punch, Nick LaRose is getting ready for a big fight. “It’s stress relief,” LaRose said of boxing. “Even if you just have a simple bad day at work, come out, hit the bag, spar with a couple of the guys and just have fun with it.” LaRose and the group at the Watertown Boxing Club are working out in preparation for Saturday’s fight night. But when the group is not in the ring, they serv...

The pathway to practicing law can lead to a fruitful career of helping people and companies navigate the challenges of legal disputes. Lawyers are also paid well; according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, lawyers earn an average of almost $150,000. However, a big portion of your paycheck might go toward covering the costs of your education, which can also stretch to hundreds of thousands o...

Election workers count Philadelphia mail ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2020. A Pennsylvania court struck down the state’s mail voting law Friday, saying the state Constitution requires voters cast ballots in person unless they meet specific requirements. That almost certainly won’t be the final word on the matter, as the state will likely appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme ...

Election volunteers conduct pre-canvassing Nov. 3, 2020, of mail-in and absentee ballots at the Dauphin County Administration Building in Harrisburg. (Dan Gleiter, PennLive.com/file) HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A statewide court on Friday declared that Pennsylvania’s expansive two-year-old mail-in voting law is unconstitutional, agreeing with challenges by Republicans who soured on mail-in voting ...

Lithium Mine Processing Plant Credit: Jason Benz Bennee/Shutterstock.com Law firms from around the world are advising as Chinese company Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt acquires Arcadia Lithium Mine in Zimbabwe, majority-owned by Australian based Prospect Resources, in a deal worth $422 million. Prospect says the transaction highlights the benefits flowing from the Special Economic Zone status of Arca...