Ellen Knickmeyer

Associated Press Writers
Latest in Home
The Security Breach Podcast
Sponsored
The Security Breach Podcast
March 31, 2026
Jj Photo Jacksonville Acuvue Oasys1
Johnson & Johnson Invests Over $1B to Expand U.S. Contact Lens Factory
June 15, 2026
Ep567
Strike to End at GM Supplier; Workers Win Significant Increases
June 12, 2026
I Stock 2191387575
Study: 74% of Manufacturers Caught in 'Data Chaos' Despite Increasing Tech Spend
June 12, 2026
More from Ellen Knickmeyer
The Security Breach Podcast
Sponsored
The Security Breach Podcast
Security Breach from Manufacturing.net offers the insight needed to ready your company's defenses against hackers.
March 31, 2026
Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens as President Joe Biden delivers remarks to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Sept. 17, 2021.
Energy
Biden, World Leaders Vow Methane Cuts
Officials aim to slash methane emissions 30% by the end of this decade.
September 20, 2021
A private security contractor watches a NATO supply truck in the province of Ghazni, Afghanistan, Oct. 27, 2010.
Military
Study Criticizes Post-9/11 Reliance on Defense Contractors
Up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon in the past 20 years went to for-profit contractors.
September 13, 2021
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry during a press briefing at the White House, April 22, 2021.
Manufacturing
US Weighs Sanctions on China Solar Over Forced Labor
Much of the world’s polysilicon comes through China’s Xinjiang province.
May 13, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual event of the Munich Security Conference, East Room of the White House, Feb. 19, 2021.
Energy
Back in Paris Pact, US Faces Tough Climate Steps
Politically thorny issues lie just ahead, including a national target for cutting fossil fuel emissions.
February 22, 2021
President Joe Biden answers questions from reporters in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex, Jan. 25, 2021.
Energy
Biden Aims for Most Ambitious US Effort on Climate Change
New executive orders would establish an all-electric federal vehicle fleet and elevate climate change to a national security priority.
January 27, 2021
Environmental Protection Agency Building in Washington, Sept. 21, 2017.
Manufacturing
EPA Rollback Curbs Health Studies
Big public-health studies have been instrumental in setting some of the nation's most important clean-air protections.
January 5, 2021