Zyn maker Swedish Match North America LLC and its parent company Philip Morris International Inc. convinced a federal judge to throw out a case claiming they monopolized the nicotine-pouch market.

An organization representing convenience stores told the Texas Supreme Court that nicotine isolate products don’t contain tobacco and shouldn’t be subject to tobacco taxes, while several public health groups urged the court to recognize the goods as tobacco products.

The White House has cleared a proposed EPA rule revising the agency’s strategy of deciding when a chemical is so risky that its uses have to be restricted.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of energy legislation Friday that will expand oil drilling in the state’s interior, allow the state to join a regional power transmission system, and extend the state’s cap-and-trade greenhouse gas emissions reduction program.

President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the nation’s top car safety regulator was cleared by the US Senate on Thursday, positioning him to take over federal probes including several high-profile investigations involving cars made by Tesla Inc.

Benton Harbor, Mich., residents reached a settlement with the city’s former water plant operator over claims he didn’t properly notify them of unsafe lead levels in the water supply.