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America’s Most Crucial Waterway Is Drying Out

When water levels fall, it threatens to choke shipping on the waterways and raise transportation costs.

Low water levels on the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S., in late 2022. Photographer: Houston Cofield/Bloomberg

EPA Gets Tougher on Truck Emissions. Are Its Targets Achievable?

In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed more stringent standards for greenhouse gas emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, beginning in model year 2027.

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Podcast | U.S. vs. China: Are We Losing the Economic Competition?

Is it time for the U.S. to take a more aggressive approach to China’s plan for global economic dominance?

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New Dematic Service Aims to Reduce Noise at Supply Chain Facilities

The new service includes before-and-after 3D noise mapping audits that can help businesses reduce noise in their facilities by up to 15 decibels.

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Milwaukee Tool Questioned Over Forced Labor Allegations

An investigative report alleges that Milwaukee Tool has been sourcing work gloves from political prisoners at the Chishan Prison in China.

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Iranian Ship Seized by Indonesia Under Suspicion of Illegal Oil Transfer

The Iranian-flagged vessel was apprehended July 7 while carrying out the illegal transshipment of oil to a Cameroonian tanker inside of Indonesia’s exclusive economic zone.

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PUMA Commits to Sourcing Leather from Deforestation-Free Supply Chains

PUMA announced July 6 it is aiming to source all of its bovine leather from deforestation-free supply chains by 2030 or sooner.

Niagara On the Lake, Canada. September 2019. Photo: iStock.com/JHVEPhoto

Nike and Dynasty Gold Being Investigated Over Forced Labor Allegations

The probes were launched after an assessment of complaints regarding the overseas operations of 13 Canadian businesses was filed by a coalition of 28 civil society organizations in 2022.

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Deep Sea Mining Threatens $5.5bn Tuna Industry, Study Finds

The biomass of bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin tuna species will increase by an average of 21% by mid-century in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a region targeted for deep-sea mining.

Photo: Pau Barrena/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg

Vast Majority of CEOs Worry About Supply Chain Human Rights Issues: Survey

Executives are also interested in bringing their supply chains closer to home, with 43% of CEOs with a resiliency problem saying they are either already on-shoring or considering it.

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PensionDanmark to Fund $1bn Green Investment at Port of Esbjerg

More than $855 million of the investment will go toward constructing offshore wind turbine production facilities, which will be completed by 2027.

Esbjerg Harbor, Denmark. Photo: iStock.com/frankix

U.K. Supermarkets Investigating Alleged Mistreatment of Migrant Fishers

Many U.K. fishers are employed through an immigration “loophole” that allows them to be subjected to forced labor and restricted access to medical care.

Southend-on-Sea, U.K. 2014. Photo: iStock.com/Fredrik_Granlund

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