Alligator Farms
Alligator farms and retailers claim California passed an unconstitutional law barring them from selling crocodile or alligator leather goods, in federal court.
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Dems Unveil New North American Trade Deal With White House
Shortly after House Democrats unveiled impeachment charges against President Donald Trump, they announced an agreement with his administration concerning trade with Canada and Mexico.
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Environmentalists Demand Stricter Pollution Standards For Plastics Industry
Seeking stricter accountability for the plastics industry, more than 350 public interest groups filed a petition Tuesday with the Environmental Protect Agency demanding higher standards and lower emissions for plastics manufacturers.
Read moreSteel and Aluminum From Brazil, Argentina Hit With US Tariffs
The United States will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Brazil and Argentina, President Donald Trump announced Monday morning.
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Rust Belt Revival Stuck in Low Gear
Candidate Donald Trump promised that coal and steel would be the beating heart of a revived economy in the industrial Midwest. But that promised renaissance has not materialized and both sectors are faltering in ways that are painfully familiar and politically significant.
Read moreHead of US Chemical Firm Grilled Over French Factory Blaze
The CEO of Ohio-based chemical giant Lubrizol appeared before both houses of the French Parliament on Tuesday to face questions about a factory fire in Normandy last month that forced locals to stay indoors.
Read moreUS Manufacturing at Decade Low at 2nd Straight Drop
The Trump administration’s trade war with China has walloped factories across the United States, with American manufacturing hitting its lowest level in 10 years this past September.
Read moreAuto Workers Get $250 Checks as GM Strike Enters Third Week
The United Auto Workers’ strike against General Motors has stretched into its third week with no end in sight, as some workers who applied for a union-sponsored supplemental weekly payment of $250 received their first check Tuesday.
Read moreOil Spills
A federal judge refused New Jersey-based Silbo Industries’ request to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction a product liability case that claims its subsea piping elbows leaked offshore Louisiana, resulting in “millions of dollars of damage.”
Read moreUS Has 501,000 Fewer Jobs Than First Reported
The U.S. job market isn’t quite as strong as originally believed — with revised figures showing that the economy had 501,000 fewer total jobs this March than initially reported.
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Man Charged With Violating US Sanctions of Iran
Federal authorities have arrested a man charged in a scheme to ship prohibited metals-processing machines to Iran in violation of sanctions imposed by the United States.
Read moreSteel Mill Sorry for Spill That Killed Fish, Closed Beaches
A steel company apologized for a spill of cyanide and ammonia that led to a fish kill and prompted the closure of beaches along Lake Michigan.
Read moreAmerican Hobby Store Getting Killed by Trump’s Tariffs
After getting his first customs bill in the mail since President Donald Trump slapped a 25% tariff on Chinese imports, Mike Brey is considering closing up shop.
Read moreTrump to Promote Turning Natural Gas Into Plastics in Pa.
Trying to hold support in the manufacturing towns that helped him win the White House in 2016, President Donald Trump is showcasing growing efforts to capitalize on western Pennsylvania’s natural gas deposits by turning gas into plastics.
Read moreChinese Businesses Adapt to US Trade War
Export-reliant Chinese companies are slashing prices, moving production abroad, creating new domestic markets and rebranding goods as they try to survive the escalating trade war with the United States.
Read moreChemicals
The American Chemistry Council filed suit to protest the California Department of Toxic Substances Control’s listing of spray polyurethane insulation systems containing unreacted methylene diphenyl diisocyannates as a “priority product.”
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