By Bob Pepalis | Mar 7, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed safety rules to update the design and construction requirements for OSHA’s powered industrial trucks standards for general industry and construction.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 6, 2022
A report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the sea level rise for U.S. states and territories by 2050 will equal that of the previous 100 years, according to a Feb. 15 news release.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 6, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $4.5 million in a cooperative agreement with Pact Inc. to combat child labor in mica-producing communities in Madagascar, as reported in a Feb. 16 news release.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 6, 2022
The United Nations Human Rights Council ended a debate March 4 on Russia’s war with Ukraine to vote to demand an end to the assault on the Ukrainian people.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 5, 2022
An Indiana employer had to pay more than $154,000 in back wages to workers with disabilities at a Jeffersonville, Ind., non-profit industrial work center.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 5, 2022
An Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report shows the U.S. must urgently reduce emissions and increase efforts to adapt to the impacts that can’t be avoided, the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Feb. 28.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 5, 2022
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken appointed Ambassador Lucy Tamlyn, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, as Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, at the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 4, 2022
The NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection changed its name to the Office of International Affairs, Trade and Commerce to better reflect the work it does, according to a Feb. 28 announcement.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 4, 2022
A $10 million reward awaits individuals who help identify or locate ISIS-K leader Sanaullah Ghafari or help lead to the arrest or conviction of those responsible for an August 2021 terrorist attack at the Kabul airport.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 4, 2022
Inspections at four Dollar General stores in Alabama and Georgia during the summer of 2021 reportedly found the national retailer’s history of exposing workers to dangerous working conditions continues.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 4, 2022
President Joe Biden told the country during his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he wants to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and extend the child tax credit.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 4, 2022
President Joe Biden used his State of the Union address on Tuesday to call on the Senate to pass legislation to secure votes and improve the election process across America.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 4, 2022
Researchers using satellite tags for an exclusive look at Hawaiian false killer whale movement and habitat use have found their movements are occasionally off the charts — or at least all over them.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 3, 2022
In a March 1 statement, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United Nations Human Rights Council must underscore Russia’s obligation to respect international humanitarian law even during its unlawful invasion of Ukraine.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 3, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce wants to find 12 CEOs to join the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum to join discussions to strengthen the U.S.-Brazil economic and trade relationship.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 2, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Continental Brick Company after finding the employer exposed workers to respirable crystalline silica at the company’s brick manufacturing facility in Martinsburg, W.V.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 1, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration received 509 applications for its American Rescue Plan Good Jobs Challenge program from communities in all states, territories and the District of Columbia.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 1, 2022
Pinoleville Pomo Nation in California and the Ketchikan Indian Community in Alaska were awarded almost $1 million in grants Feb. 28 for broadband connectivity by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 1, 2022
Partners with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration are co-sponsoring the virtual Pacific Coast Safety Fest from March 14-17 to promote best workplace practices to prevent illnesses, injuries and fatalities.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 1, 2022
Federal and state labor inspectors in Mexico will benefit from up to $12 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to help enforce the country’s 2019 labor law reform.
