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DOE Announces Pilot Project to Calculate the Emissions Intensity of Certain Industrial Products

Editor - September 25, 2024

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FTC Announces the Addition of Three Consumer Protection Agencies to an International Agreement Aimed at Enhancing Cooperation in Cross-Border Enforcement Matters

Editor - September 25, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that the consumer protection agencies of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and Panama have joined an existing agreement...

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Biden-Harris Administration Awards Nearly $17 Million to 23 State and Local Governments to Support Clean Energy Projects and Programs

Editor - September 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C.—As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced its latest round of award recipients through...

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FTC Announces Crackdown on Deceptive AI Claims and Schemes

Editor - September 25, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against multiple companies that have relied on artificial intelligence as a way to supercharge deceptive...

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FTC Takes Action Against Invitation Homes for Deceiving Renters, Charging Junk Fees, Withholding Security Deposits, and Employing Unfair Eviction Practices

Editor - September 24, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Invitation Homes, the country’s largest landlord of single-family homes, for an array of unlawful actions against consumers,...

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FTC Presents Criminal Liaison Unit Award to USPIS Postal Inspector Kathy Broderick

Editor - September 20, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission has awarded Kathy Broderick, a retired Postal Inspector in the U.S. Postal Inspection Services’ Chicago Division, with the Commission’s 2024 Criminal...

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FTC Sues Prescription Drug Middlemen for Artificially Inflating Insulin Drug Prices

Editor - September 20, 2024

Today, the Federal Trade Commission brought action against the three largest prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark Rx, Express Scripts (ESI), and OptumRx—and their affiliated...

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FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming Companies Have Engaged in Vast Surveillance of Users with Lax Privacy Controls and Inadequate...

Editor - September 19, 2024

A new Federal Trade Commission staff report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming services shows...

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FTC Statement Regarding WillScot’s Decision to Abandon Proposed $3.8 Billion Acquisition of Competitor McGrath RentCorp

Editor - September 18, 2024

Phoenix, Arizona-based WillScot Holdings Corporation (WillScot) today announced that it is abandoning its proposed acquisition of McGrath RentCorp (McGrath). Under the merger agreement, which the companies...

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GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen to Pay Nearly $1 Million Penalty to Settle Antitrust Law Violation

Editor - September 18, 2024

Today, the Federal Trade Commission announced that Ryan Cohen, managing partner of RC Ventures, LLC, and Chairman and CEO of GameStop Corp., will pay...

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