By Zachary Richter | Jan 10, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently rescinded the requirement for labor unions valued at $250,000 or greater to submit a Form T-1 due to the information already being readily available elsewhere.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 10, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently awarded $8.4 million to the Pan American Development Foundation to help address child labor and inhumane working conditions in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 10, 2022
A Jacksonville, Florida roofing contractor faces possible jail time after failing to abide by numerous court orders calling for remediation of safety hazards and the payment of over $2 million in penalties in an ongoing Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) case.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 10, 2022
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has recently added Nevada, Louisiana, American Samoa and Puerto Rico to its National Broadband Availability Map (NBAM), bringing its total participation to 40 U.S. states and territories.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 10, 2022
U. S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo outlined recently the department's accomplishment in the past year, its priorities for 2022 and goals for the future.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 10, 2022
FirstNet Authority, an organization that provides a dedicated broadband network to first responders, recently outlined its efforts to provide 5G capabilities to all subscribers and improve the capabilities of the service in 2022.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 10, 2022
National Parks Service names Frank Lands as the new regional director for parks in the Pacific west.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 10, 2022
The U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding $4.2 million to Tribal communities in Arizona, Colorado and Wisconsin for improvements to broadband service and connectivity.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 10, 2022
Denali National Park opens all portions of the 1980 park additions for snowmobiling.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 9, 2022
The Biden-Harris administration invites public comment on development of American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 8, 2022
Visitors to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Twin Peaks Campground can now confirm their reservations before they arrive on Recreation.gov.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 7, 2022
Following the surge of weather disasters that impacted the U.S. during December 2021, the FirstNet Authority is reminding communities of the benefits their network offers during the recovery process.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 7, 2022
A former Superfund site in Missouri has become such an "exemplary ecological success" that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is using it in a case study, the agency announced last month.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 6, 2022
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries is currently gathering information on a sea star native to the West Coast in order to determine if the species should be protected by the Endangered Species Act.
By Zachary Richter | Jan 5, 2022
The recent CHARIoT Challenge produced nine prototypes for the implementation of Internet of Things (Iot) data in the daily activities of first responders by using augmented reality (AR) in an effort to improve their response time and provide previously unobtainable information during emergencies.
By Zachary Richter | Dec 20, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the public comment period on the proposed Clean Air Act rules aimed at reducing pollution from the oil and natural gas industry to Jan. 31.
By Zachary Richter | Dec 20, 2021
Erie County, New York was recently awarded a $22 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to modernize its water infrastructure.
By Zachary Richter | Dec 20, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded over $32 million in grants to help tribes in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington develop environmental protection programs.
By Zachary Richter | Dec 18, 2021
The Department of Agriculture recently released the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program as an assistance to all hog farmers who have been impacted by the pandemic and sold pigs on the spot market between April 16, 2020 and Sept. 1, 2020.
By Zachary Richter | Dec 18, 2021
The owner of a Cincinnati steel contracting firm has been sentenced to prison by a federal judge on the grounds of theft and fraud.
