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EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in Georgia
News Release: EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in Georgia Contact: EPA Region 4 Press Office - (404) 562-8400, region4press@epa.gov ATLANTA (Feb. 28, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that an U.S. manufacturing plant earned the agency’s 2022 ENERGY ...
Justice
Co-Leader of COVID-19 Loan Fraud Ring Extradited from Montenegro to Begin Serving Prison Sentence
News Release: A California woman who fled to Montenegro to avoid serving a lengthy prison sentence has been returned to the United States after spending approximately one year as a fugitive.
Justice
USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP grant application closes on April 19
OJJDP FY 2023 Supporting Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care grant opened on March 1.
Transportation
Transportation Department discusses Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes on Feb. 28
The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Energy
Energy Department discusses Combined Notice of Filings on Feb. 28
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
News
Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB discussed on Feb. 28 by Federal Reserve System
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Commerce
Chair Rodgers: We Must Create an Energy System that is Affordable, Reliable, and Secure
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) delivered the following opening remarks at today’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee markup of seven bills.
Environmental Protection
EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants in Florida
News Release: Tallahassee, Fla. (Feb. 28, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that two U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s 2022 ENERGY STAR certification in Florida, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. ...
State
Britt on Chinese Communist Party: 'Everything they do is as our adversary'
Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R-Ala.) called the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) America’s greatest threat and has supported and co-sponsored legislation to hold the CCP accountable for recent actions.
Labor
US Department of Labor recovers $330K in back wages for 20 workers denied overtime pay by North Carolina contractor
Release: Employer: ELJ Inc. Investigation site: 133 Batting Cage Trail. Jacksonville, NC 28540. Investigation findings: Investigators with the department’s Wage and Hour Division found the North Carolina general contractor misclassified its employees as independent contractors and paid straight-time rates for ...
Transportation
Airworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes discussed on Feb. 28 by Transportation Department
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Agriculture
Notice of Request To Renew an Approved Information Collection: Sanitation SOPs and Pathogen Reduction/HACCP discussed on Feb. 28 by Agriculture Department
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Labor
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collections: Employee Polygraph Protection Act discussed on Feb. 28 by Labor Department
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Environmental Protection
EPA Announces Most Energy-Efficient Manufacturing Plants of 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that 86 U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2022, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector. Together, these plants saved over ...
Environmental Protection
EPA Announces $21M in Research Grant Funding to Investigate Cumulative Health Impacts of Climate Change on Underserved Communities
News Release: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $21,410,211 in grant funding to 16 institutions for community-based research to examine how climate change may compound adverse environmental conditions and stressors for vulnerable populations in underserved communities. EPA Region 2 has three organizations slated to receive $4 million in grant funding from this total.
Energy
New York Power Authority; Notice of Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests discussed on Feb. 28 by Energy Department
The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Interior
My Park Story: Sarah Scruggs
News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: US Army soldier who enlisted with the 8th Tennessee Cavalry at Camp Nelson during the Civil War. Place of Birth: Grainger County, Tennessee. Date of Birth: March 17, 1847. Place of Death: Loudon County, Tennessee. Date of Death: March 9, 1925. Place of Burial: Blaine, Grainger County...
Commerce
Finance Committee to Hold Hearing on Increasing Affordable Housing Supply
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will convene a committee hearing on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 titled “Tax Policy’s Role in Increasing Affordable Housing Supply for Working Families." The hearing will take place at 10:00 a.m. in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
Interior
Agency Information Collection Activities; Oil and Gas Leasing: National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska discussed on Feb. 28 by Interior Department
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
News
Federal Reserve System discusses Agency Information Collection Activities: Announcement of Board Approval Under Delegated Authority and Submission to OMB on Feb. 28
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Labor
US Department of Labor finds El Paso metal-plating company continues to willfully expose employees working with corrosive acids to eye injuries
News Release: EL PASO, TX - A federal workplace safety investigation of an El Paso jewelry metal-plating finisher found the company again exposing workers to serious hazards, including willfully failing to protect people working with dangerous acids and other chemicals from potentially permanent eye injuries.
Labor
US Department of Labor rule rescission returns to longstanding policy, practice on religious exemptions for federal contractors, subcontractors
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the rescission of the rule “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption, " in effect since Jan. 8, 2021. The rescission ensures a return to the department’s prior policy and practice in place during ...
Justice
Washington, Illinois, Woman Sentenced to 44 Months in Federal Prison for Making False Statement During Purchase of Firearm Later Used in a Violent Crime
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Washington, Illinois, woman, Kirstin Sue Jackson, 40, of the 300 block of North Summit Drive, was sentenced on Feb. 13, 2023, to 44 months in federal prison for making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. Upon release from imprisonment, Jackson will serve a three-year term of supervised release.
Transportation
Transportation Department publishes notice on Feb. 28
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Feb. 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
State
Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Kyrgyz Republic Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubaev Before Their Meeting
Release: FOREIGN MINISTER KULUBAEV: How are you?