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| New Jersey in a Salt Crunch Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014 07:55 PM PST New Jersey is running "desperately" low on salt after a series of snow storms, state officials said Tuesday. But efforts to ship new supplies have been hindered by an obscure law. Full Story | Top |
| Darker U.S. homebuilder mood not just due to bad weather Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014 06:13 PM PST  A plunge in U.S. homebuilder confidence reported on Tuesday reflects a range of problems facing the construction industry seven years after the housing crash, challenges that go deeper than the severe winter weather blamed for much of the gloom. The National Association of Home Builders said on Tuesday that builder confidence dropped 10 points between January and February, from 56 to 46, the largest drop since the survey began in 1985. But economists, analysts and builders say the decline in confidence is deep-seated and has lingered due to the widespread destruction suffered by the construction sector when the housing market collapsed. The housing crash has left in its wake a glut of vacant existing homes in many cities that has done more than the weather to dampen new home construction, experts say. Full Story | Top |
| Obama orders higher fuel standards for larger U.S. trucks Tuesday, Feb 18, 2014 01:26 PM PST  By Eric Beech UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday directed federal agencies to develop higher fuel standards for medium-sized and heavy trucks, another step in his efforts to slash oil consumption and carbon emissions blamed for global warming. Obama made the announcement in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, about 20 miles from Washington, at a distribution center for Safeway grocery stores, next to a trucking rig that had been redesigned to increase fuel economy. Full Story | Top |
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