Cash: Federal funding 'will ensure that the Raymark cleanup continues full throttle'
By Steven Hughes | Jun 12, 2022
The Raymark Industries Inc. Superfund Site in Stratford, Conn., is receiving funding to clean hazardous waste at the site.
White House press secretary: 'Both parties can come together to deliver results'
By Steven Hughes | Mar 18, 2022
Congress is budgeting to spend $1.5 trillion toward clean energy and environment spending for this fiscal year.
Preparing for a nor'easter
By Steven Hughes | Mar 1, 2022
A late January nor’easter blew through coastal areas from Maryland to Maine that made farmers anxious.
Kansas man pleads guilty to racially motivated federal hate crime
By Steven Hughes | Feb 26, 2022
Colton Donner, 27, went to federal court after a “racially motivated” attack on a Kansas African American man in September 2019.
'All employers should think twice before lying to a federal safety official': Florida business owner finds out why
By Steven Hughes | Feb 24, 2022
Alcir DeSouza pled guilty to a $50,000 penalty for deceiving federal workplace safety investigators.
Safely making custom wood patio doors, windows leads to recognition
By Steven Hughes | Feb 15, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration awarded West Fargo its “star level” from its Voluntary Protection Programs.
Biden Administration is on the hunt for semiconductors
By Steven Hughes | Feb 15, 2022
The Biden Administration is researching ways to address the lack of semiconductors, a crucial element in the manufacturing of mobile phones and medical devices.
New England award winners 'excellent examples' of food recovery champions
By Steven Hughes | Feb 11, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized four New England organizations for their contribution to a national food recovery campaign.
EPA's assessment 'best available science' on toxic chemical emissions
By Steven Hughes | Feb 8, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is considering taking another look at a 2020 report on national emissions standards for hazardous air pollution from certain chemical manufacturers but will continue to use its own peer-reviewed metrics.
NOAA funds to help fix '1,000 acres of wetland habitat' in Louisiana
By Steven Hughes | Feb 1, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration invested a large amount of money toward Louisiana wetlands to help Louisiana’s fishing industry.
San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge in Texas gains nearly 5,000 acres
By Steven Hughes | Jan 12, 2022
The San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge in Brazoria, Texas, recently gained 4,628 acres from the Columbia Bottomlands habitat to help resident and migratory wildlife.
DOL investigates cotton gin employers for not being 'compliant with federal labor law'
By Steven Hughes | Jan 12, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor investigated several cotton gin employers for not meeting standards set forth by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
USDA highlights efforts of WIC to provide healthy food for children during pandemic
By Steven Hughes | Jan 11, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) recently highlighted its effort to help low-income mothers feed their children with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Former Harvard department chair found guilty of hiding income received from China research program
By Steven Hughes | Jan 5, 2022
A former chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department has recently been found guilty in federal court of several charges related to income he received from a recruitment program in China designed to further the country’s scientific development.
DOE adds over $18 million to home-energy program for low earners
By Steven Hughes | Dec 18, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that its Weatherization Assistance Program received an additional $18,6 million to assist low-income households improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
USDA funds more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations to ‘ensure nutrition security here at home and overseas‘
By Steven Hughes | Dec 15, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has recently awarded more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations with fiscal year 2022 funding to help grow commercial export markets.
‘Build back better than we were before’: USDA to fund purchases of domestic local foods
By Steven Hughes | Dec 15, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing up to $400 million through the newly-created Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) to fund emergency food assistance provided by local producers.
DOL ‘will hold anyone found guilty of fraud accountable’: Louisville pharmacist sentenced in health care scheme
By Steven Hughes | Dec 15, 2021
A Louisville pharmacist was recently sentenced to nine months in prison for fraudulently billing health care benefit plans by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
USFWS, AFWA announce effort to 'strengthen already solid relationship'
By Steven Hughes | Dec 12, 2021
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies announced Dec. 6 the formation of a task force to collaborate between the organizations.
BLM to capture wild horses in California, faces scrutiny in Wyoming
By Steven Hughes | Dec 12, 2021
The Bureau of Land Management plans to catch wild horses to keep them safe in California.
