"This case highlights the importance of protecting our coastal waters." Boat captain hit with major penalties for dangerous ...

WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday that fines on Apple (AAPL.O ... form of economic extortion" that the United States will not tolerate. Apple was fined 500 ...

US Big Tech firms have regularly faced massive fines in Europe in the recent past. Last year alone, Google lost a fight to overturn a $2.7 billion fine for stifling rival shopping services ...

three reports designed to guide the life cycle of plastics in the United States. The new "Design for Recyclability Playbook," "Design for Reuse Playbook" and "Design for Compostability Playbook" ...

In a significant reversal, the Biden administration announced during two closed-door meetings this week that US negotiators will support limits on plastic production as part of the United Nations ...

In closed-door briefings with industry and advocacy groups on Aug. 14, a White House representative announced that the US is no longer against supporting global goals to cap plastic production.

It represents a major shift for the United States, which had previously rejected production limits in favor of an approach focused on boosting the recycling rate and cleaning up plastic litter.

Concurrently, officials announced that the US government will stop buying single-use plastics for federal food service operations, events, and packaging by 2027. They plan to quit single-use ...

Plastic bottle waste. Credit: photka / Shutterstock.com. The US Plastics Pact has updated its plan for companies to minimise plastic waste with Roadmap 2.0 as the targets remain unmet with only a year ...

The fine is another example of the CFPB's increasing scrutiny of financial technology companies. The agency has proposed to regulate tech giants' digital payments and smartphone wallet services ...