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A scandal involving Volkswagen AG (ADR) (OTC: VLKAY) surfaced last Friday. According to reports, one of the world’s largest carmakers (if not the largest) was cheating emissions tests in the U.S., the EPA said. Shares of the company are down more than 17 percent on Monday trading...

With marijuana emerging as a new industry in the U.S., growers are still trying to find a balance between protecting the environment and consumers' health and managing the costs of a growing business. As legal marijuana cultivation is a relatively new concept, growers are essentially pioneers...

United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) announced Monday that it plans to either sell its Sikorsky Aircraft helicopter unit or spin it off into a separate company. Greg Hayes, United Technologies CEO, was on CNBC following the announcement to weigh in on this and to discuss the company’...

Airline and aerospace investors were treated to two important headlines on Thursday. Boeing Forecasts Airplane Demand At $5.6 Trillion Looking forward to 2034, Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) projected worldwide demand for its airplanes has increased 3.5 percent from last year's forecast to 38,050....

Black Hills Corp (NYSE: BKH) CEO David Emery was on CNBC Wednesday to share his outlook on natural gas prices and to discuss whether coal-fired power generation is over. Here is what he had to say. Price Movement Unexpected In Near-Term "I certainly hope we don’t stay in the under-$3...

President Obama is looking to cut carbon emissions by up to 30 percent from 2005 levels with his Clean Power Plan (CPP). The plan has been heavily criticized by both Democrats and Republicans in Washington, D.C. who say the President is overstepping his boundaries. However, initial attempts to...

The use of fertilizers in agriculture has been a hotly debated subject, as the excess nitrogen and phosphate that isn't absorbed by the crops typically makes its way into the groundwater. The Environmental Protection Agency has said that this type of nutrient pollution is quickly becoming the U.S...

Recycling is not profitable anymore and that's creating a problem not only for companies engaged in that business, but for consumers as well. David Steiner, Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) CEO, was on CNBC Thursday to explain the economics behind recycling and how recycling can make a...

President Barack Obama's plan to fight climate change, by reducing carbon emissions and other greenhouse gases from America's power plants, particularly from coal-fired facilities, has come under criticism. Federal regulators recently expressed their concerns. Testifying before Congress...

Jack Welch, Jack Welch Management Institute executive chairman and former chairman and CEO of General Electric (NYSE: GE) was Friday morning's guest host on CNBC's Squawk Box. Currently, he sees an uneven economy that's bogged down by government, and according to Welch, the Affordable Care Act...

Founder and President of Kynikos Associates Jim Chanos appeared as a guest host on CNBC's Squawk Box Thursday morning where he predicted bad news for global coal as the world switches to natural gas. Chanos also discussed some problems that big oil is facing, and talked about why some state-...

The fact that major corporations have lawyers and engage in legal action is neither new nor notable. One prime example is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a company almost as famous for its courtroom battles with Samsung as for its innovative products. Related: Apple's Amazing Litigation Machine Another...

BP (NYSE: BP) is getting frustrated, and it shows. The company has spent a lot of time in the courts lately, but its most recent filing came Monday when it asked the courts to lift an EPA ban on bidding for government contracts. As it stands, BP is unable to bid on any government contracts. The...