Nov 04 Trump administration eases Obama-era rule on coal pollution By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The proposal overhauls a 2015 rule on release of contaminated wastewater from power plants. Continue reading
Nov 02 US green economy growth dwarfs Donald Trump’s highest hopes for the fossil fuel industry By Mark Maslin, Lucien Georgeson, The Conversation While U.S. President Donald Trump may be “the world’s most powerful climate change denier”, the latest research suggests he took over over a thriving green economy. Continue reading
Nov 01 Google bought Fitbit. What does that mean for your data privacy? By Gretchen Frazee Data privacy experts caution that current laws and regulations do little to hold Google and other companies that collect health data to their promises. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 6:36 How this Nashville women’s recovery home blends business with bonding By John Yang, Leah Nagy Nashville’s Thistle Farms is no ordinary business -- it’s a nonprofit staffed by women who have survived addiction, sexual abuse or trafficking. The organization’s two-year program offers participants housing, free therapy and medical care, as well as opportunities to work… Continue watching
Nov 01 Justices to consider key tool used by regulators in fraud cases By Associated Press The justices said Friday they will hear an appeal contending that the Securities and Exchange Commission lacks the power to seek repayment, or disgorgement, of profits from people who have been found to violate securities law. Continue reading
Nov 01 Are new accreditation rules for online education streamlined or ripe for abuse? By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed The Trump administration calls its final rules on accreditation and state approval of online providers a rightsizing of bureaucracy that protects students. Consumer advocates and Democrats see an unraveling of federal oversight. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 5:05 What Twitter’s decision to ban political ads means for other tech giants Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent public defense of allowing political ads on his platform -- even those containing false claims -- drew substantial scrutiny. Now, the CEO of fellow social media giant Twitter says it will stop running political ads… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 7:44 For these seniors, entrepreneurial ambition is far from retiring By Paul Solman Entrepreneurs are often imagined as twenty-something recent college dropouts. But in fact, people ages 45 to 64 start businesses at higher rates than do their younger peers -- and plenty of seniors are in startup mode, too. Economics correspondent Paul… Continue watching
Oct 30 How taking Social Security early affects your ex-spousal benefits By Philip Moeller People often don’t think about the implications of how filing early for Social Security might affect their future entitlements to other Social Security benefits. Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: Federal Reserve cuts benchmark interest rate By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Fed's move reduces the short-term rate it controls — which influences many consumer and business loan rates — to a range between 1.5% and 1.75%. Continue reading