By Bob Martin | Feb 20, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $1 billion in programs that support climate-smart farmers, forest landowners, and ranchers through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.
By Bob Martin | Feb 18, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division recently held a Southeast Region for a Child Labor Lunch and Learn webinar in an effort to ensure that employers know the legalities of hiring minors.
By Bob Martin | Feb 18, 2022
January was National Human Tracking Prevention Month and as the month wound down the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division updated the public about its continued effort to combat labor trafficking.
By Bob Martin | Feb 16, 2022
In an effort to make electric vehicle charging stations along the Interstate highway system more accessible, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Energy announced last week that $5 billion will be made available to build a national electric vehicle charging network.
By Bob Martin | Feb 15, 2022
A non-citizen fugitive who was wanted in his home country of Guatemala for rape and aggravated sexual assault against two minors was arrested in Massachusetts last month.
By Bob Martin | Feb 10, 2022
The Biden Administration recently accused Russia of planning a staged attack by Ukraine to give the world a reason for invading.
By Bob Martin | Feb 4, 2022
Three more Houston-area companies have joined a coalition of firms that are exploring carbon capture and storage, or CCS, technology to reduce carbon emissions in the area.
By Bob Martin | Feb 4, 2022
In an effort to support President Joe Biden’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Department of Energy announced $25 million in funding to strengthen research into wave energy technology.
By Bob Martin | Feb 4, 2022
The Federal Transportation Administration announced ratings for six projects that are seeking funding from the Capital Investment Grants program, which have helped communities with transit projects.
By Bob Martin | Feb 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor has fined PM Engineered Solutions Inc., a Connecticut-based metal fabrication company, after one of its employees was electrocuted repairing a portable water heater on July 14.
By Bob Martin | Feb 2, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled to stop the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard on vaccination and testing, pending a review by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
By Bob Martin | Feb 1, 2022
The National Park Service has invited eight artists to come to Acadia National Park in Maine as part of the nationwide artist residency program.
By Bob Martin | Jan 25, 2022
A new automated disinfectant system for health care facilities that removes the need for disinfectant wipes and provides a more cost-effective and safe approach to device maintenance was recently approved for commercial distribution by the Environmental Protection Agency.
By Bob Martin | Jan 22, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a $2 million investment plan where the department will engage in risk management education and other training programs with small scale farmers and underserved producers, as well as conservation practices.
By Bob Martin | Jan 22, 2022
Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture have announced that the government of India has agreed to allow imports of U.S. pork and pork products as the two countries work to strengthen trade ties.
By Bob Martin | Jan 20, 2022
Eight universities and colleges around the country will receive $3.9 million in funding for Agricultural Workforce Training grants, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced recently.
By Bob Martin | Jan 20, 2022
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that in the first week of 2022, private exporters in the country sold 132,000 metric tons of corn to Mexico.
By Bob Martin | Jan 20, 2022
A former Tulsa police officer with 24 years of experience was sentenced to 25 years in prison after shooting a 19-year-old man who was dating his daughter.
By Bob Martin | Jan 20, 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey that measures how businesses are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other events, like hurricanes.
By Bob Martin | Jan 20, 2022
For more than two years, sellers on Amazon Marketplace had a price-fixing conspiracy involving DVDs and Blue-Ray discs, and last week the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that three men plead guilty to charges involving the violation that were filed in Knoxville, Tennessee.
