Outlook 2021: Oakland, NWSA ports to face increasing competition for Asian imports
[caption caption="The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) ports of Seattle (pictured) and Tacoma handled 36.7 percent of imports moving through the Pacific Northwest in the first 10 months of 2020, down from 38.8 percent in 2015. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]This story appears in the print edition of the Jan. 4, 2021, Journal...
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND EPA ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT WITH STERICYCLE, INC. TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS AT MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATOR
WASHINGTON (January 29, 2021) — The Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Illinois-based Stericycle, Inc.
Asia import growth in 2020 concentrated in largest US ports
[caption caption="More than 70 percent of US imports from Asia in 2020 were concentrated in just three gateways: Los Angeles-Long Beach, New York-New Jersey, and Savannah. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]As US imports from Asia rose in 2020 despite the pandemic, Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York and New Jersey, Savannah, and...
EPA Awards Grant to Carnegie Mellon Student Team for Innovative Technology Project
EPA Awards Grant to Carnegie Mellon Student Team for
Innovative Technology Project
Innovative Technology Project
EPA Awards Grant to Temple Student Team for Innovative Technology Project
PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 28, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $18,705 grant to Temple University, today through its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) program.
EPA Awards Grant to Virginia Tech Student Team for Innovative Technology Project
PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 28, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $25,000 grant to Virginia Tech, today through its People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) program.
U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2021 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold key staff positions in Washington, D.C.
USDA Temporarily Suspends Debt Collections, Foreclosures and Other Activities on Farm Loans for Several Thousand Distressed Borrowers Due to Coronavirus
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2021 — Due to the national public health emergency caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the temporary suspension of past-due debt collections and foreclosures for distressed borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and the Direct Farm Loan programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). USDA will temporarily suspend non-judicial foreclosures, debt offsets or wage garnishments, and referring foreclosures to the Department of Justice; and USDA will work with the U.S.