By Andy Nghiem | Jan 20, 2022
The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) recently filed a 60-day notice of its intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its approval of more than 300 pesticides containing pyrethroid, a toxic chemical that is potentially harmful to endangered species.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 20, 2022
The U.S. Marshals Service recently announced its first "Fugitive of the Week" arrest for 2022, according to a press release.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 19, 2022
Reid-Hillview and San Martin Airports, both located in California, will no longer be providing leaded fuel to aircraft following a study that showed elevated lead levels in children living nearby.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce has released a compilation of its 2021 successes in promoting President Joseph R. Biden's Build Back Better goals with a list of the department's 21 most popular blogs.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 19, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently renewed approvals for two herbicides for use on corn, cotton and soybeans to combat the emergence of broadleaf weeds among crops.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 18, 2022
Two environmental groups have recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) accusing it of delaying smog reduction measures in six states with some of the nation’s worst air quality.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 13, 2022
Nine small businesses have received Phase II funding of more than $3 million to continue development of environmental technologies and bring them to market.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 13, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that it is currently conducting outreach and enforcement operations in Arkansas following cleanup operations that were launched in response to tornados that tore through the state on Dec. 10, 2021.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 13, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced recently that Gardner-Gibson, Inc. paid a $650,000 penalty for a 2015 spill of hot asphalt that threatened Commencement Bay and other violations of the Clean Waters Act.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 13, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Economic Impact and Diversity has added a fourth division to its suite of offices that address problems of equity, inclusion and opportunity in minority, low-income and under-served communities.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 13, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which will serve to further cement their relationship.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 12, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded $35 million in grant funding to 158 projects across 29 states actively pursuing clean energy and climate solutions to meet the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 12, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently outlined five ways the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) helped to make America ready for climate change during 2021.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 12, 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau recently swore in Robert Santos as its 26th director, making him the first Latino person to hold the position in U.S. history.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 12, 2022
A Catawba, South Carolina paper mill recently agreed on a proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address emissions of hydrogen sulfide causing issues for state and tribal communities.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 12, 2022
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cleanup crews are ahead of schedule on a project to protect Idaho's Snake River Plain Aquifer after removing the final amount of buried waste at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 12, 2022
A bill that would move future retirees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) into the Medicare system is currently moving through the House, causing some experts to worry that the additional spending will strain a system already facing substantial shortfalls.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Legacy Management's (LM) Education, Communication, History, and Outreach (ECHO) supervisor David Von Behren believes in both preservation and perseverance.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 9, 2022
A San Diego real estate agent has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for defrauding investors through multiple Ponzi real estate investment schemes.
By Andy Nghiem | Jan 9, 2022
An Iowa sex offender received a 22-year prison sentence for child enticement crimes, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
