EPA and Partners Installing Three Trash Traps in St. Louis Streams
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EPA approves Arkansas’ clean-air plan for ozone
DALLAS – (Feb. 22, 2021) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved the state of Arkansas’ plan for administering programs related to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.
After Careful Consideration, EPA Supports Tenth Circuit’s Renewable Fuels Association Decision
WASHINGTON (February 22, 2021) — EPA is today announcing that, after careful consideration of the 2020 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in Renewable Fuels Association et al. v.
EPA Takes Action to Address PFAS in Drinking Water
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S.
Statement on Change to Definition of ‘Agricultural Products’ in Reporting Trade Data
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2021 — USDA and the Department of Commerce decided in December 2020 to change the way they define “agricultural products” when reporting international trade data. Beginning with the release of the January 2021 monthly trade data on March 5, USDA will adopt the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) internationally recognized definition of “agricultural products,” which includes ethanol, distilled spirits and manufactured tobacco products, three product groups not included in the current USDA definition.
CBP Issues Region-Wide Withhold Release Order on Products Made by Slave Labor in Xinjiang
WASHINGTON — Effective January 13 at all U.S. ports of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will detain cotton products and tomato products produced in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.CBP issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO)...
U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Leadership in Farm Production and Conservation Mission Area
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today the appointment of Gloria Montaño Greene as Deputy Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) and the appointment of Zach Ducheneaux as Administrator of the Farm Service Agency (FSA). They will begin their positions on Monday, Feb. 22.
Extended volume swell pushes trans-Pacific container system to brink
[caption caption="Carriers are reportedly looking for pushing for significant increases in annual contract rates for all but the largest retailers despite abysmal service levels. Photo credit: Gil Meshulam / Shutterstock.com."][/caption]The trans-Pacific container shipping system is sagging under a seemingly unending deluge of imports from Asia into North America. Importers are...