USA Blocks China from Tapping Oil Reserves
The latest U.S. funding bill has included a provision to block China from purchasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). In a move reflecting bipartisan concern over China’s economic…
EU Agrees On Landmark Law To Restore Natural Ecosystems
The European Union recently passed a contentious bill aimed at restoring damaged natural ecosystems, which is a big step forward despite earlier opposition from some lawmakers. The European Union recently…
Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Power to Address Water Pollution
The case, Sackett v. EPA, was brought by a couple who had been fined by the EPA for filling in wetlands on their property in Montana. The Supreme Court on…
Analysis Raises Concerns On Funding Provisions Of Chips And Science Act
The report raises serious questions about the funding distribution and its potential effects on American scientific research and the semiconductor industry. The latest analysis of the funding provisions of the…
EU Legislators To Expand Regulations Of AI Act of Europe
The initial draft lists of either prohibited or high-risk applications of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act are being revised by Parliamentarians of Europe. The range of artificial intelligence systems covered…
Montana’s Lawmakers Expect To Ban TikTok From Operating In State
The Biden administration has recently threatened to ban the app if the company’s Chinese owners don’t sell their shares amid rising geopolitical tensions with China. It was anticipated that Montana…
U.S. House To Give Biden The Power To Ban Chinese Owned TikTok
By a vote of 24 to 16, lawmakers approved the legislation giving the administration new authority to ban the ByteDance-owned app and other security-risky apps. In what would be the…
Two Lawmakers Urge U.S. To Further Tighten Restrictions On China’s SMIC
Two key Republican lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to strengthen new rules adopted Friday aimed at preventing China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC from getting access to advanced U.S. technology.…