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Legislation targeting the theft and trafficking of catalytic converters was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate.

Amazon.com Inc. CEO Andy Jassy said the e-commerce giant will be cutting jobs into 2023 as it adjusts to business conditions, his first public comments about the cost-reduction plans roiling Amazon since reports that it planned to wipe out about 10,000 jobs.

Two theft rings that netted more than $18 million worth of merchandise stolen from railroad cars have been dismantled, authorities said Nov. 17, months after images of a sea of discarded containers along Union Pacific tracks in Lincoln Heights, Calif., drew national attention.

Federal regulators have proposed a new climate-reporting rule that would require large federal contractors to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, climate-related financial risks and science-based emissions reduction targets.

The U.S. job market remains healthy as fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, despite the Federal Reserve’s rapid interest rate hikes this year intended to bring down inflation and tighten the labor market.

Under an initiative announced at a United Nations climate gathering in November, preliminary plans are in the works for a “Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System Green Shipping Corridor Network.”

The results are in. House Republicans and Senate Democrats won enough seats in the midterm elections to claim majorities in their respective chambers, setting up a divided Congress until the 2024 election.

For Democrats in control of both chambers of Congress through the end of the year, finalizing fiscal 2023 government funding legislation is a top priority during their post-election lame duck session.

U.S. factory output rose in October by less than expected after downward revisions to prior months, suggesting manufacturing is losing some steam as domestic and global demand moderates.