By Caleb Lombardo | Feb 14, 2022
Last week, the USDA Forest Service announced its 2022 grazing fees on the national forests and grasslands in the western states. Grazing fees are the amount that livestock owners must pay for their animals to graze on the land.
By Caleb Lombardo | Feb 2, 2022
The Wage and Hour Division found that the Trans Express failed to pay overtime wages to employees who picked up and transported passengers for clients of the company.
By Caleb Lombardo | Feb 2, 2022
The latest in a long line of back wage crackdowns comes at the expense of a Fort Myers air conditioning company, Sunset Air & Home Services Inc.This week, the US Department of Labor recovered $36k in back wages and damages after finding that the company used improper pay practices and victimized their employees. Wage and Hour Division District Director Nicolas Ratmiroff commented on the investigation, saying, “When employers pay commissions, differentials, certain bonuses, stipends or other incentives, they must include them in calculation of overtime pay.
By Caleb Lombardo | Feb 2, 2022
The judgement comes after the employer denied them overtime wages that were rightfully earned and then lied to federal investigators about the wages owed.
By Caleb Lombardo | Feb 2, 2022
An Alpine resident was sentenced to two life sentences for raping a minor, but officials say his crimes extended over a period of years and included the victim's siblings.
By Caleb Lombardo | Feb 2, 2022
Joshua Mac Hendon admitted to all of the charges against him related to the production of child pornography.
By Caleb Lombardo | Feb 1, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security joined individuals and organizations in the U.S. and worldwide in observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27.
By Caleb Lombardo | Jan 28, 2022
The Bureau of Land Management announced the approval of the Oberon Solar Project Jan. 13.
By Caleb Lombardo | Jan 13, 2022
In December, the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management signed an agreement with Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency that will begin the process of transferring a parcel of land of more than 3,500 acres of land to state ownership.
By Caleb Lombardo | Jan 12, 2022
The Office of Environmental Management (EM) announced late December that it has hit the majority of its cleanup priorities for the year 2021.
By Caleb Lombardo | Jan 10, 2022
In 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management saw a reclamation project to completion in Colorado.
By Caleb Lombardo | Jan 3, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently granted a petition submitted by six North Carolina public health and environmental justice organizations to force companies to conduct testing of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
By Caleb Lombardo | Jan 3, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued emergency orders to three mobile home parks in California under the Safe Drinking Water Act due to unsafe levels of arsenic in drinking water.
By Caleb Lombardo | Jan 3, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently outlined its 2021 accomplishments under the Biden-Harris administration and the leadership of Administrator Michael S. Regan.
By Caleb Lombardo | Dec 18, 2021
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it is sending $52.5 billion to states to spend on infrastructure improvements, as apportioned by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
By Caleb Lombardo | Nov 29, 2021
All campgrounds in Grand Teton National Park will be moving their reservations to recreation.gov for the 2022 season.
By Caleb Lombardo | Nov 29, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo issued a statement this month in response to the House passage of President Biden's Build Back Better Act, an initiative meant to rebuild infrastructure, create jobs and continue the recovery from COVID-19.
By Caleb Lombardo | Nov 29, 2021
Researchers with the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) have recently uncovered a new way to keep atoms in a high-energy state for longer periods.
By Caleb Lombardo | Nov 28, 2021
For farmers, their livelihood and even mental well-being can depend on the weather. Now, a new study has linked the two without question. It has found that the levels of psychological stress among U.S. farmers is tied closely to the weather, specifically periods of drought.
By Caleb Lombardo | Nov 28, 2021
The U.S. Department of Commerce has released a list of 27 foreign entities that have been found to be in support of activities and policies that are counter to the best interests of the United States.
