Inside Trade

October 4, 2024

USTR: USMCA environmental commitments still a challenge for Mexico

By Margaret Spiegelman  / July 18, 2023 at 5:58 PM
Mexico still is struggling to meet its environmental obligations under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative says in a new report that lists a host of concerns about Mexico’s enforcement of its environmental laws and cites continued frustration with the pace of consultations over protections for an endangered porpoise. “Mexico continued to focus its implementation efforts on modifying and adopting new legal measures,” USTR wrote in its third annual report to Congress about the implementation of...

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