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$52.7 billion allocated to support U.S. semiconductor manufacturing
Congress passed and President Biden signed the $52.7 billion Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act of […]
August ’22 at-a-glance … energy
Although it is months behind the schedule announced in the Dec. 2021 Unified Agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) […]
August ’22 at-a-glance … environment
The U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) sent proposed hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phasedowns for 2024 and beyond to the Office of Management […]
July ’22 at-a-glance … energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Federal Register notice announcing the availability of its preliminary analysis for amended […]
July ’22 at-a-glance … environment
A new nonprofit organization (NPO) – the Commercial Appliance Recovery Society (SORAC) – is developing and implementing an extended-producer responsibility […]
July ’22 at-a-glance … materials & handling
Companies importing certain aluminum products need licenses to do so after June 28 under the Department of Commerce’s (DOC) new […]
July ’22 at-a-glance … taxes, tariffs & trade
July ’22 at-a-glance … taxes, tariffs & trade
NAFEM addresses impact of Section 232 and 301 tariffs with Int’l Trade Commission
More than 85% of NAFEM members responding to a recent survey report that tariffs are impacting their abilities to control […]
July ’22 at-a-glance…regulations
New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) sought feedback by June 30 on the potential expansion of Part 404 or […]
July ’22 at-a-glance … supply chain
Despite the July 1 contract expiration, negotiations continue between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), representing employers at 29 ports along […]