Advocacy

EPA also identifies priorities in Agenda

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) activities also listed in the Unified Agenda include: Continued discussion of restrictions on certain hydrofluorocarbons […]


01.27.2022

January ’22 at-a-glance … environment

An industry coalition, which includes guidance from NAFEM, is forming a working group to assess how to best comply with […]


01.27.2022

January ‘22 at-a-glance … regulations

The U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s proposed vaccine or testing mandate for companies with 100+ employees Jan. 13. […]


01.27.2022

January ’22 at-a-glance … supply chain

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), the first major update to U.S. maritime law in 20 years, passed the House […]


01.27.2022

January ’22 at-a-glance … taxes, tariffs & trade

Approximately $5.5 billion of EU steel and $1.2 billion of EU aluminum imports with these HTS codes are now able to come […]


01.27.2022

U.S. ranks high on assessment of where to locate production facilities

A new study by KPMG and the Manufacturing Institute compares the cost of doing business in the U.S. with 16 […]


01.27.2022

Retaining younger talent demands innovative approaches

Gartner’s How to Retain Gen Z and Millennial Supply Chain Talent identifies increasing work flexibility as the leading approach for […]


01.27.2022

January ’22 at-a-glance … energy

Now that DOE is revisiting test procedures and energy-conservation standards, it also has reactivated the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal […]


01.27.2022

DOE announces changes to 2020 Process Rule; rolls back standardized rulemaking process

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a new 2021 Final Process Rule. The new rule, effective Jan. 12, revises […]


12.16.2021

December at-a-glance … energy

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Federal Register notice revising the test procedure interim waiver process adopted in […]


12.16.2021

December at-a-glance … environment

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army proposed rule  seeks comments on the agencies’ intent to […]


12.16.2021

December at-a-glance … regulations

The U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) was ordered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit […]


12.16.2021