Advocacy

Potential trade impact of the pending U.S. election

Now that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has named California Senator Kamala Harris his running mate, the process to […]


08.27.2020

Goods produced in Hong Kong must now be labeled “produced in China”

On July 14, President Trump signed an Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization that makes imported goods produced in Hong […]


08.27.2020

Managing during the pandemic

The Harvard Business Review continues to provide its COVID-19-related content for free. Two recent articles are of interest: 8 Ways […]


08.27.2020

Grants available to customers

New or existing California retail food businesses that meet certain criteria are eligible for the F-gas Reduction Incentive Program (FRIP) […]


08.27.2020

Manufacturing production rebounds

The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) reported Aug. 17 that manufacturing production rebounded for the third straight month, rising by […]


08.27.2020

DOE’s broad policy and science focus

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) traces its history to the World War II Manhattan Project to develop the […]


08.27.2020

Counterfeits cost jobs: The real threat of fake products

Fake and counterfeit products cost the U.S. $131 billion and 325,000 jobs in 2019, according to the National Association of […]


08.27.2020

DOE issues RFP to address recycling, reuse and remanufacturing challenges

Approximately $35 million is available to support research and development to enable U.S. manufacturers to increase the recovery, recycling, reuse […]


08.27.2020

Revision processes for DOE/EPA regulations expected to begin soon

Now that the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions that identified the near- and long-term regulatory actions of U.S. […]


08.27.2020

Tariffs reinstated on Canadian aluminum

President Trump announced that the U.S. would reimpose 10 percent Section 232 tariffs on imports of Canadian aluminum effective Aug. […]


08.27.2020