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Newsom requests federal disaster funds as chinook salmon season faces likely closure

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday that he will request a federal fishing disaster declaration after regional regulators recommended a complete closure of the ocean salmon fishing season for the second year in a row. The Pacific Fisheries Management Council, which oversees fisheries off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California, said: unanimous support […]

Cal-Maine reports bird flu in chickens at Texas plant, forcing temporary closure

Eli Berkowitz, owner of Little Lodi Farms, said egg farmers are concerned that chicken flu is “not going away.” The largest raw egg producer in the United States has temporarily closed one of its facilities in Texas after highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as H5N1 avian influenza, killed nearly 2 million birds. announced. Calmaine […]

Baltimore port closure may hit US coal export volumes

Louis Campion, president and CEO of the Maryland Trucking Association, spoke on “The Bottom Line” about the impact of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on trucks and transportation routes. closure of port of baltimore U.S. coal exports could slow after a container ship hits a fallen bridge in a port, impacting shipping traffic, according […]

Port of Baltimore closure shuts down No. 2 US coal export hub

The closure of the Port of Baltimore due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Big impact on coal exportsaccording to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River after colliding with a container ship on Tuesday, causing a temporary closure of the port. According to EIA, the […]

Baltimore Port’s Closure Threatens Inflation and Bigger Deficits

The Port of Baltimore has been crippled by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, posing a risk to the U.S. economy of further inflation, reduced production capacity, and widening government deficits. The Port of Baltimore was the 17th busiest port in the nation by gross tonnage in 2021. Latest data Available from the […]