British parliamentarians voted 448 to 75 to endorse Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to trigger Brexit talks by the end of March. The MPs also secured the right to scrutinize her negotiating plan first. The debate in the House of Commons continued for six hours before the voting. The vote is not legally binding. But it is politically significant ...

  Those who support aggressive action to reduce greenhouse gases fear that the Donald Trump administration will undo all or most of President Barack Obama’s climate change initiatives. But those fears are probably unwarranted. A good guess, based on a close look at the regulations that matter most, is that the Obama administration’s work on climate is more secure than ...

  Economists and investors wondering how much longer they will have to wait before fallout from June’s Brexit vote appears in the data may get their answer soon. While much has been made of the resilience of the UK economy, with GDP data and PMI readings beating expectations while unemployment continues to fall, the tide may be turning on the ...