Congress, interests groups eye transportation bill expected to total about $500 billionWASHINGTON — It was an ironic start to legislative efforts to tackle the nation’s transportation woes. Shell agrees to $5.8 million settlement with Sierra Club over Deer Park refineryNEW YORK — Shell Oil Co. reached a $5.8 million settlement Thursday with environmental groups and agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions at a Gulf Coast refinery. European Union wants drastic cut in fishing fleet to build up dwindling fish stocksBRUSSELS — With almost all stocks overfished, the European Commission on Wednesday called for drastic cuts in the EU’s 90,000-strong fishing fleet and subsidies to safeguard a sustainable and economically-viable fishing industry. |