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From Sarbanes-Oxley to environmental regulations, this section spells out what manufacturers need to know to be in compliance.

EPA Sets Stage to Battle Climate Change
The Environmental Protection Agency has signaled that it might not wait for Congress and instead move ahead with its own regulations in the coming months.

While the Obama administration has laid out a goal that would sharply reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, legislation remains stalled in the Senate. The Environmental Protection Agency has signaled that it might not wait for Congress and instead move ahead with its own regulations in the coming months. Here's a rundown so far of EPA's actions:

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Regulations Articles & News

U.S. Investigators Cast New Doubt on Toyota

Investigators don't know if Toyota fully understands its accelerator problems.

2/9/2010

Manufacturing Technology Consumption Down 60.4% in 2009

Industry groups say foreign tax structures encourage capital equipment investment and the U.S. needs to match the competition.

2/8/2010

Reauthorize Highway Bill to Increase Jobs, Says Manufacturers Association

The industry is not asking for the bailouts given to the auto industry or the financial services sector, but it is asking Congress to make the "highway bill" reauthorization a priority.

2/5/2010

GE Transportation Delivers Locomotives to Nigeria

Company plans to ship 20 more before end of the year.

2/5/2010

U.S. Orders Probe into Toyota's Prius Brake Problem

NHTSA says it will continue to monitor the safety issues of the Toyota recall

2/4/2010

Toyota Admits Prius Flaw as Recall Bill Mounts

Total recall bill will be $2 billion

2/4/2010

Atop the Mountain, Toyota Facing Questions

Taking criticism from many angles, automaker wrestles with questions on quality and process for root cause analysis.