USTR: USMCA environmental obligations a ‘persistent challenge’ for Mexico

Mexico 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 lays out a host of concerns -- including several related to ongoing USMCA consultations about the country’s enforcement of its fishing regulations and others arising from the construction of a major Mexican train project. In the second annual report to Congress about implementation of USMCA’s environment chapter -- one of several periodic reports mandated by...