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GOP repeals Biden-era limits on mining, drilling in Alaska, Montana

GOP repeals Biden-era limits on mining, drilling in Alaska, Montana

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans have voted to roll back restrictions on mining, drilling and other development in three Western states, advancing President Donald Trump’s ambitions to expand energy production from public lands. Senators voted 50-46 Thursday to repeal a land management plan for a large swath of Alaska that was adopted in the final weeks of Democratic President Joe …

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Labor Department looking to lighten workplace regulation with sweeping rules changes and repeals

Labor Department looking to lighten workplace regulation with sweeping rules changes and repeals

The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances. If approved, the wide-ranging changes unveiled this month also would affect working conditions at constructions sites and in mines, and limit the …

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