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U.S. Pharmacies Ordered to Pay $650.6M for Role in Opioids Crisis

The U.S. pharmacy chains CVS, Walmart and Walgreens must pay a combined $650.6 million to two Ohio counties, after a jury last November concluded that the firms helped create a public nuisance in Lake and Trumbull counties by oversupplying addictive pain pills

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San Pedro Bay Ports Seek Comment on Second Drayage Truck Assessment

The San Pedro Bay ports of Los Ane.geles and Long Beach have invited the public to comment on a draft 2021 feasibility assessment of cleaner drayage truck technologies needed to help the ports reduce air pollution and reach the ambitious zero-emissions goals adopted in the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Updat

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Los Angeles Warehousing Mecca Halts Expansion Just as Needs Soar

Communities in the Inland Empire, the U.S.’s logistics mecca east of Los Angeles, are suspending new warehousing projects to examine the impact from decades of pollution — putting the industry under pressure when it’s needed most.

Source: Bloomberg

Watch: On the Supply Chain Sustainability Journey

To ensure that they're meeting goals for sustainability and carbon tracking, shippers need to have an "open ecosystem" that enables data transformation among all supply chain partners, says Mike Reed, chief product officer with Redwood Logistics.

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U.K. Grocer Removes Best-Before Dates to Tackle Food Waste

U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer is removing best-before dates from a range of fresh produce to help reduce in-store and household food waste.

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CO2 in the Supply Chain: New Tactics to Support Sustainability

Supply chains consume resources on a large scale, making decarbonization an enormous priority.

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Tesla and Nikola Big Rigs Race for Up to $40,000 U.S. Incentives

After President Joe Biden’s landmark bill passes, the federal government will start doling out up to $40,000 tax credits per heavy-duty truck purchase.

A driver prepares to attach a chassis to a zero emission electric truck at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Podcast | Why Automakers Won’t Meet EV Production Targets

Will the Biden Administration meet its goal for electric vehicle production in the U.S.? Don’t count on it.

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Watch: Forced Labor in the Supply Chain

Suzanne Offerman, senior marketing manager for Onesource Global Trade at Thomson Reuters, describes the technology needed to avoid forced labor in manufacturing supply chains.

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What True Wireless Power Could Mean for Supply Chains

Supply chain managers are deploying technologies to generate insight and prevent disruptions, but operations won’t reach their full potential until they have a reliable source of wireless power to the devices running the show.

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Visibility of Scope 3 Emissions Is Lacking. It’s Time to Fix That.

Companies seeking to decarbonize their supply chains will never reach that goal without the help of suppliers over which they assert no direct control.

Smoke rises from cooling towers at a power station. Photo: Getty.

Podcast | No Forced Labor in Your Supply Chain? Prove It!

For U.S. importers, the hurdles for proving that their supply chains are free of forced labor are getting higher all the time.

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