Latest News Updates From Noël Fletcher

Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

States Challenge California on Emissions Legal Activism

Alabama is leading a 19-state coalition suing five states in the Supreme Court for pursuing what the group calls “ruinous liability and coercive remedies” in legal actions against energy companies.

June 11, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

Virginia Won’t Enforce New California Emissions Rules

Virginia is giving the boot next year to California’s electric vehicle mandates and will no longer be legally obligated to follow its emissions regulations.

June 7, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

19 States Challenge California on Emissions Legal Activism

Alabama is leading a 19-state coalition suing California and four other states in the U.S. Supreme Court over state legal fights against energy companies.

June 5, 2024
Government, Business, Safety

Correctional Program in Nebraska Celebrates First CDL Grads

Holding new CDLs, five men incarcerated in a work-release corrections center are the first such aspiring truck drivers in a program focused on their re-entry into society.

June 5, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment

Tractor Supply Opens Its Largest Multistate Distribution Center

Tractor Supply Co. will open the company’s largest distribution center in Arkansas to supply products for local e-commerce orders and 250 stores in the Southeast, Midwest and Texas.

June 4, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel, Gas Prices to Rise July 1 in Five States

Routine fuel tax increases take effect July 1 in California, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Virginia, while an effort to boost fuel taxes and fees on EVs is causing controversy in New Jersey.

June 4, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Ohio Coordinates ‘Super Load’ Cargo Movements on Trucks

Ohio transportation officials are coordinating the movements of several trucks carrying “super loads” of cargo weighing up to 900,000 pounds.

May 31, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

Nebraska Leads State Groups in EPA, CARB Emissions Lawsuits

Nebraska is leading two state coalitions suing California and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over their individual emissions rules.

May 30, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Tax Credit Lures Canada’s Largest Renewable Diesel Venture

Canada’s Alberta province has provided an Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit to Imperial Oil Ltd. for a C$720 million project to build the nation’s largest renewable diesel facility. 

May 29, 2024
Government, Logistics

Canada Grants $10M to Top Mineral Port to Boost Supply Chain

Canada is investing C$10 million from its National Trade Corridors Fund to alleviate supply chain congestion and modernize an aluminum terminal at the Port of Sept-Îles.

May 28, 2024