
By Tamara Browning | May 13, 2023
Undeveloped property on an island in Florida known for its beauty, tranquility and outdoor activities will be protected land because of its purchase by the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve.

By Tamara Browning | May 11, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed changes to its 2020 privacy order with Facebook that will include a blanket prohibition that prevents Facebook from profiting from data it collects for users under 18.

By Tamara Browning | May 10, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor awarded $90 million grants to 68 organizations in 32 states to provide training and employment services.

By Tamara Browning | May 7, 2023
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered $330,000 in back wages and damages for workers who were denied overtime from a Long Island maintenance company.

By Tamara Browning | May 7, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy recently announced the winners of the 21st annual Solar Decathlon.

By Tamara Browning | May 4, 2023
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services celebrated National Minority Health Month in April with events to bring awareness to Black maternal health.

By Tamara Browning | May 4, 2023
The Bureau of Reclamation recently released its Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.

By Tamara Browning | May 4, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission sued to stop health care systems in Louisiana and Tennessee from consummating a $150 million acquisition because the commission or the U.S. Department of Justice weren’t notified before the merger.

By Tamara Browning | May 4, 2023
A mine and reclamation plan for the proposed Husky 1 North Dry Ridge Phosphate Mine near Soda Springs, Idaho, has been approved by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Caribou-Targhee National Forest.

By Tamara Browning | May 3, 2023
The deputy director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission during testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs reiterated the commission’s call for legislation to revive its ability to seek relief for veterans who are exploited monetarily.

By Tamara Browning | May 3, 2023
The United States government is involved in actions to combat illicit fentanyl trafficking even as it continues to offer rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of fentanyl traffickers while indicting and imposing sanctions on others.

By Tamara Browning | Apr 30, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has given more than $228 million to a program that funds schools, roads and more to more than 700 counties in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

By Tamara Browning | Apr 29, 2023
Two companies involved in the construction of the Fairfield Inn and Suites Hotel by Marriott and Casino Construction Project in Luquillo, Puerto Rico, have been fined a total of $30,000 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Clean Water Act.

By Tamara Browning | Apr 29, 2023
A 15-year-old from Virginia won the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest with an acrylic painting of a hooded merganser.

By Tamara Browning | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy will invest in more than $8 billion through competitions, private capital and conditional loans to expand solar energy to reduce pollution and Americans’ energy costs.

By Tamara Browning | Apr 29, 2023
An Ohio state senator is introducing a bill that will require public universities and colleges in Ohio to provide full disclosure of donations made by affiliates of the People's Republic of China.

By Tamara Browning | Apr 29, 2023
The U.S. Department of Energy will invest $82 million in projects and technologies that will increase domestic solar manufacturing and recycling plus strengthen the clean energy grid in the U.S.

By Tamara Browning | Apr 29, 2023
A federal grand jury in Puerto Rico recently returned a six-count indictment which charges 63 people with drug trafficking in San Germán, Puerto Rico.

By Tamara Browning | Apr 28, 2023
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen met with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy April 5.

By Tamara Browning | Apr 28, 2023
Up to $125 million is available for meat and poultry farmers through two new U.S. Department of Agriculture grant programs designed to expand processing options for tribal communities and underserved producers.