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Teamsters Union Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit for $2.9M

Thirteen former black and Hispanic employees filed a lawsuit against the union and its president, Sean O'Brien, alleging racial discrimination over their firings.

Washington, DC. Photo: iStock.com/JHVEPhoto

U.S. Department of Transportation Observes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Secretary Buttigieg announced the 2024 Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award, which incentivizes individuals and organizations to think creatively about how to combat human trafficking in the transportation industry.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg.

Chinese Wind, Solar Capacity to Overtake Coal in 2024

The China Electricity Council said that wind and solar energy would make up about 40% of installed power generation capacity in 2024, compared to coal's 37% capacity.

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United Executive Blames Boeing Problems on Worker Inexperience

United Airlines’ EVP of Finance said "part of the problem" is that the industry didn't anticipate the difficulties that would arise following a return to normalcy after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Biden Administration Pausing Several LNG Export Projects

Two senior officials said a recent boom in U.S. LNG exports prompted the need for an analysis of the entire domestic gas market, the U.S. gas industry’s first since 2018.

An LNG carrier vessel. Photo: iStock / nikkytok

German Solar Start-Up Expands in U.S. to Challenge China Dominance

The company established a U.S. subsidiary, which aims for an initial production volume of six gigawatts, as part of "a strategic move to reduce vulnerabilities in the solar-wafer supply chain,”

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Germany’s Support of EU Supply Chain Legislation in Doubt

Criticism of the legislation included concerns that it would create burdensome bureaucratic processes and legal uncertainties.

Berlin, Germany. Photo: iStock.com/arsenisspyros

Deutsche Bahn Train Drivers Begin Six-Day Strike

The strike actions from the locomotive drivers’ union GDL came after Deutsche Bahn rejected a third labor deal proposal from the organization.

An intercity and a regional train of Deutsche Bahn wait at Halle (Saale) Central Station, Germany, in October 2015. Photo: iStock.com/kmn-network

Navigating Green Marketing Risk

The use of certain green marketing terms can lead to legal repercussions and financial consequences if not employed accurately and responsibly.

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Octopus Energy Lines Up to Become German Offshore Wind Developer

The U.K.’s second-largest household energy provider aims to bid in the country’s wind auctions in the “next year or two,” said chief executive officer Greg Jackson.

Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo: Bloomberg

Abuse of Consumer Returns Policies Rife, Report Finds

Among those who admitted to committing returns policy abuse, fraud, or other unfavorable return behaviors, between 20% and 30% said they engaged in this behavior at least once a week.

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U.S. Lawmakers Demand Tougher Enforcement of China Forced Labor Import Ban

Leaders of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party wrote in a letter that the Biden administration should work harder to enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.

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