Environmentalists have blamed the fuel — along with other factors like crop burning, construction dust and vehicle emissions — for the country’s toxic air that reaches alarming proportions every winter.
A new set of regulations by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) promises to make it easier for smaller customs brokers to operate on a national scale. But they also carry a sting.
Lawyers for the families argue that they were blindsided by the 2021 controversial deferred prosecution agreement with the government that granted the company legal immunity,
and weren’t consulted on its terms.
COVID-19 triggered a radical transformation of the workforce across all industries, but the impact on the supply chain sector has been especially acute.
The proceedings mean that, for the first time, the company will be formally charged in court in relation to the two crashes, and will have to plead guilty or not guilty.