A week ago, fossil fuel companies pulled off an 11th-hour win in their fight to keep climate-friendly measures out of the next national homebuilding guidelines, successfully lobbying the private entity that writes the country’s model building codes to strip out rules that would make it cheaper for homeowners to go electric. Democrats in Congress called … Read more
Picture Alliance | Getty Images A bipartisan panel of lawmakers unanimously approved a controversial bill on Thursday that could lead to TikTok being blocked in the U.S. if it doesn’t break with Chinese parent ByteDance. If the bill becomes law, TikTok would have a little less than six months to divest from ByteDance, or be … Read more
Happy Tuesday! It’s January 30, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: Driving Is Just Too Expensive Every year, the average transaction prices for cars creep ever higher. It’s … Read more
A sign hangs outside of the Shein warehouse on November 29, 2023 in Whitestown, Indiana. Scott Olson | Getty Images The chair of a powerful House committee is drilling down on Shein’s data privacy practices and its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party as the fast-fashion giant moves closer to a U.S. IPO. Reps. Cathy … Read more