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Foodservice industry updates
The National Restaurant Association launched RestaurantsAct.com, a hub of critical information for restaurants, employees, customers and industry partners. The site […]
Countries consider use of mobile apps to track COVID-19 spread
The European Commission and the European Data Protection Board are jointly developing principles to leverage the use of mobile apps […]
2019 top U.S. trade partners identified
According to the U.S. Census bureau, Mexico, Canada and China were again the largest U.S. trading partners in 2019. Mexico […]
U.S. approves economic stimulus package
The White House and Senate leaders approved a massive stimulus package early Wednesday morning to help jolt the nation’s struggling […]
ENERGY STAR® budget to include user fees
The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 was released in February. It proposes cuts in EPA spending and that some of […]
DOE final Process Rule awaiting publication
Now that the final U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Process Rule has been published in the Federal Register, the agency […]
Manufacturing industry working to clarify “essential businesses” and “critical workers’
As states work to address shelter-in-place mandates, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cyber & Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) guidance on the Identification […]
ENERGY STAR Specification updates
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regularly updates ENERGY STAR product specifications. Upcoming specification activities include: ENERGY STAR Water Coolers Draft […]
USTR launches comment process for COVID-19-related China 301 tariff modifications
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is accepting Section 301 tariff product exclusion requests for COVID-19 personal protective equipment products and other medical-care […]
NAFEM comments to DOE on setting energy-savings standards
At the same time it issued the updated Process Rule, DOE also issued a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking input on […]