
By Steven Hughes | Dec 7, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) recently updated crop insurance to ensure producers who dispose of cover crops before Nov. 1 can still receive a full prevented planting payment.

By Steven Hughes | Nov 29, 2021
The U.S. recently proposed changes to the Environmental Protection Agency’s consent decree with The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) in an effort to reduce sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) in southeast Virginia.

By Steven Hughes | Nov 29, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded over $77 million in grants to projects that will help reduce diesel emissions, the EPA said in a press release Nov. 19.

By Steven Hughes | Nov 14, 2021
The United States invested $50 million for cleaner energy as part of the “Nuclear Futures Package” during the UN Climate Change Conference.

By Steven Hughes | Nov 14, 2021
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. and two of its subsidiaries will pay $91 million to resolve criminal charges related to millions of its dehumidifiers that were defective and at risk of catching fire.

By Steven Hughes | Nov 12, 2021
The Department of Justice invests over $21 million to investigate and prosecute hate crimes and assist hate crime victims.

By Steven Hughes | Nov 11, 2021
The Department of Labor hosted its virtual 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Awards Ceremony on Wednesday to recognize businesses that hire veterans while maintaining high standards from the department.

By Steven Hughes | Oct 24, 2021
The Office of Indian Economic Development awarded 18 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes and Tribal organizations grants totaling $1,512,553.

By Steven Hughes | Oct 24, 2021
In 1998, Cindy Ledbetter started her government career; now, she has moved up in the ranks in the Bureau of Land Management.

By Steven Hughes | Oct 9, 2021
A national park in Hopkins, S.C., has expanded with the donation of the 200-plus-acre Running Creek tract.

By Steven Hughes | Oct 9, 2021
Areas like the Klamath River and the Colorado River Basins are suffering from a drought crisis.