By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Purac America, Inc., doing business as Corbion, to address alleged violations of federal and state hazardous waste regulations at its facility in Tucker, Georgia.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the allocation of $18.4 million in demonstration grants to nine current national grantees operating under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). The aim is to measure the effectiveness of sector-based training as a pathway to unsubsidized employment for low-income, older workers.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
On September 27, 2024, the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce released a report recommending strategies to boost community-led economic development in the sustainable forest product sector and outdoor recreation. This initiative supports healthy forests while creating jobs in rural communities. The report was developed in response to climate change impacts, workforce and housing shortages, and barriers to intergovernmental coordination. It builds on President Biden’s Executive Order on Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies...
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
Chester Gallagher, the leader of a March 5, 2021 blockade of a Mount Juliet, Tennessee reproductive health clinic, was sentenced to 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release. This follows his convictions for federal conspiracy against rights and Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act offenses.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
The Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce have released a report aimed at boosting community-led economic development in the sustainable forest product sector and outdoor recreation. This initiative supports healthy, resilient forests while addressing climate change impacts, workforce and housing shortages, and intergovernmental coordination barriers in rural forest-dependent communities. The report builds on President Biden’s Executive Order on Strengthening the Nation’s Forests, Communities, and Local Economies (E.O. 14072), signed on Earth Day 2022.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
As early voting for the November general election continues across much of the country, The Heritage Foundation has released its latest assessment of election integrity in every state and the District of Columbia through its Election Integrity Scorecard.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
An indictment was unsealed yesterday charging a Florida man with threatening to kill his primary opponent in the 2021 election for the 13th Congressional District of Florida and a private citizen who was an acquaintance of his opponent.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
This week, world leaders and international organizations gathered for the 2024 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Meta showcased its commitment to helping accelerate the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at UNGA. The company emphasized the significant role technology can play in solving some of the world’s most pressing issues.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
The potential consequences of an unknown party accessing your DNA are vast and uncertain, given the evolving understanding of the genome. Drugmakers could potentially use your genetic information to determine what ailments you are at risk for and then target you with advertisements for related drugs.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
Two corporations that operated the motor tanker P/S Dream — Prive Overseas Marine LLC and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret — were sentenced in federal court in New Orleans to pay a $2 million criminal penalty and complete four years of probation. The companies pleaded guilty in May to charges of conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS). The court also sentenced the P/S Dream’s Captain, Abdurrahman Korkmaz, on Sept. 10 to eight months in prison for an APPS offense and obstructing the U.S. Coast Guard’s investigation.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the State of Alabama and its Secretary of State. The suit challenges a state program aimed at removing voters from election rolls too close to the upcoming November 5 general election, which the department claims violates the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III addressed the media at Joint Base Andrews on September 27, 2024, following his return from the AUKUS Defence Ministers' Meeting in London. He commented on reports of a significant Israeli strike in Beirut.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with PRC Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York City. The discussions covered a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, emphasizing the need to keep communication channels open.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) announced it will conduct an Organizational Assessment of the Hackensack, New Jersey, Police Department through its Collaborative Reform Initiative. This voluntary program is available to law enforcement agencies seeking to ensure fair and effective policing.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
The Justice Department announced that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 3,421 violent fugitives during Operation North Star FY 2024 (ONS FY24). The arrests included 216 for homicide, 803 for assault, and 482 for weapons offenses.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has announced the results of the fourth phase of Operation North Star, a five-month initiative by the U.S. Marshals Service and law enforcement partners targeting dangerous fugitives and violent offenders in 10 metropolitan areas across the country.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
On September 26, 2024, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and American Federation of Teachers’ (AFT) President Randi Weingarten joined Micron and AFT’s affiliates in Syracuse. Secretary Raimondo highlighted the implementation of AFT’s Advanced Technology Framework to prepare students for new technical careers in the semiconductor industry. This initiative is supported by new funding from the President’s Investing in America agenda to expand deployment and support the Upstate New York Workforce Hub.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
The Governments of the United States and Iraq have released a joint statement announcing the timeline for ending the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS's military mission in Iraq. The announcement follows extensive consultations and discussions with Coalition leadership and member states, as well as nine months of intensive meetings within the U.S.-Iraq Higher Military Commission.
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with Pangea Real Estate over alleged violations of the lead disclosure rule at residential properties in Chicago and Calumet City, Illinois. As part of the settlement, Pangea Real Estate will address the alleged violations, pay a $40,000 penalty, and undertake projects to abate lead hazards in one of its Chicago buildings and in child-occupied facilities or pre-1978 residential properties in Chicago and its suburbs. The company is expected to spend at least $384,350 on these supplemental environmental...
By Federal Newswire | Sep 27, 2024
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced new guidance and resources to support the retrofitting and weatherization of affordable housing in the United States. This includes a technical assistance guide for leveraging federal funds to retrofit homes and an updated funding navigator tool designed to help communities utilize federal investments for climate and resiliency upgrades.
