By Emily Bevard | Feb 1, 2022
Funding from the U.S. Department of Labor will help organizations provide training and employment services to veterans at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 26, 2022
The owner of a Somerset, Ky., home health care agency will spend a year and a day in prison and pay nearly $260,000 for keeping employees' payroll taxes and contributions for health care benefits.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 25, 2022
Triple Ring Technologies (TRT) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) have announced a collaboration to produce a portable microplastic sensor to quantify the amount of plastic particles in water.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 25, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $50 million to both expand access to conservation assistance for climate-smart agriculture and forestry, and reach historically under-served farmers and producers.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 22, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an emergency order to TAV Holdings LLC in Atlanta to immediately cease releasing hazardous waste and to not resume operations until the facility is regulation-compliant.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 21, 2022
The FY2023-FY2027 Strategic Science Plan has been released, outlining the Alaska Fisheries Science Center’s goals and objectives for the coming five years.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 20, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Habitat Conservation has highlighted their list of the top 21 habitat conservation stories of 2021.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 20, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) new podcast outlines the organization’s surveys conducted on marine life throughout the country.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 20, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $13.4 million in funding to advance technologies that combat plastic waste and reduce plastic industry emissions across seven research and development projects, a Jan. 11 release states.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 19, 2022
A Houston-based recycling company recently entered a settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at 10 of its Texas and Oklahoma facilities.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 18, 2022
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) recently seized over 100 pounds of cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine with a street value of over $1.5 million at the Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry in Texas.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 18, 2022
Del Rio, Texas Border Patrol agents recently recovered the body of a deceased male from a water-filled gravel pit after responding to a call for assistance from Texas National Guard (TNG).
By Emily Bevard | Jan 18, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents assigned to Del Rio Sector’s Carrizo Springs Station in Texas recently arrested three U.S. citizens attempting to smuggle four undocumented individuals into the country, one of which was allegedly in possession of narcotics and a stolen handgun.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 18, 2022
Six individuals were recently rescued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents in the Jacumba Wilderness region near Ocotillo, California, including a Mexican citizen requesting help after attempting to enter the United States alone.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 18, 2022
A third Houston gang member has recently been sentenced to prison for taking part in a string of ATM robberies at truck stops across Texas and Louisiana and the related assault of a citizen who attempted to intervene in one of the robberies.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 18, 2022
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers recently removed a man from the country following a stint in federal prison for providing support to a foreign terrorist organization.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 18, 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently emphasized the importance of seeking safety and support regardless of immigration status following recent wildfires in Colorado, stating that those fearing deportation are protected during the emergency effort.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 15, 2022
Taylor Energy and the Department of the Interior have reached a settlement, agreeing to turn over more than $400 million to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 15, 2022
Louisiana will join 25 other states in asking the federal government for more than $401 million to plug thousands of orphaned oil and gas wells.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 7, 2022
The Supreme Court heard arguments today related to the Biden administration's vaccine mandate-or-test mandate on private employers. The court will hear arguments on an application to stay the mandate pending court action on the merits.
