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Carper Announces New EPW Chief Counsel, Communications Director
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today announced two Democratic staff changes on the committee. Alexandra Teitz will serve as Chief Counsel, while Jake Abbott will take over as Communications Director.
Environmental Protection
EPA Completes Reviews of 14 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2022
EPA Completes Reviews of 14 Superfund Site Cleanups in New England During 2022
Environmental Protection
EPA, Justice Department Announce Flexsteel Industries Agrees to Pay for the Cleanup of the Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site in Elkhart, Indiana
EPA, Justice Department Announce Flexsteel Industries Agrees to Pay for the Cleanup of the Lane Street Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site in Elkhart, Indiana
Energy
New measurements quantifying qudits provide glimpse of quantum future
New measurements quantifying qudits provide glimpse of quantum future
State
USCIRF commissioner responds to renewed China-Vatican agreement
Last week, the Holy See and the Chinese government renewed the controversial provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops between the Vatican and China
Commerce
EDA Taps University Of Michigan And New Growth Innovation Network To Document Equity Outcomes Of American Rescue Plan Programs
Eda Taps University Of Michigan And New Growth Innovation Network To Document Equity Outcomes Of American Rescue Plan Programs
Commerce
EDA Taps University Of Michigan And New Growth Innovation Network To Document Equity Outcomes Of American Rescue Plan Programs
EDA Taps University Of Michigan And New Growth Innovation Network To Document Equity Outcomes Of American Rescue Plan Programs
Agriculture
New Dashboard Shows Broad View of Avian Influenza Sampling Results in Wild Birds
New Dashboard Shows Broad View of Avian Influenza Sampling Results in Wild Birds
Agriculture
APHIS updates the Golden Nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) Regulated Area in Suffolk County in New York
APHIS updates the Golden Nematode (Globodera rostochiensis) Regulated Area in Suffolk County in New York
Justice
Blaine Man Indicted for His Role in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Mohamed Muse Noor, aka “Deeq Darajo," has been indicted for his role in the $250 million fraud scheme that exploited a federally-funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
State
DOS-ZWE offers new grant application process starting Nov. 1
Promoting Democratic Principles in Zimbabwe grant opened on Nov. 1.
Labor
Federal court denies health provider’s bid to limit US Department of Labor’s OSH Act enforcement authority
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has denied a Staten Island health provider’s attempt to prevent the U.S. Department of Labor from pursuing damages for a COVID-19 whistleblower whose private state whistleblower claim was dismissed.
Justice
New Jersey Man Convicted of $40 Million Securities Claims Fraud
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Joseph Cammarata, 48, of Monmouth Beach, NJ, was convicted after trial for his participation in a securities fraud claims scheme with two co-defendants from New York and New Jersey.
Justice
New Haven Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DEESHAWN PITTMAN, also known as “Low," 34, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and heroin.
Justice
Justice Department discusses Importer of Controlled Substances Application: Curia New York, Inc. on Oct. 31
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Justice
Former U.S. Navy Service Member Pleads Guilty to $2 Million Insurance Fraud Scheme
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Peter Ko (619) 546-7359 and Mark Conover (619) 546-6763.
Justice
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Felony Charges for Actions During January 6 Capitol Breach
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to felony charges for destroying media equipment and other illegal conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election.
Justice
Romero: 'Defendants kidnapped a teenager in an effort to extort money, a crime for which they have now been convicted'
Two men were sentenced to prison time for kidnapping charges in the abduction of a teenagers from northeast Philadelphia to New Jersey in June 2021.
Environmental Protection
EPA and Senator Chuck Schumer Highlight the Transition to Clean School Buses After Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Investment for New York City Children
News Release: NEW YORK – Tomorrow, EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and other state and local leaders will celebrate New York City School District recipients of EPA’s Clean School Bus Rebate Program. With nearly $18,500,000, 51 new electric school buses will shuttle New York City children to and from school.
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection Agency discusses Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (22-2.5e) on Oct. 31
The US Environmental Protection Agency published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Labor
US Labor Department obtains order stopping Arizona agricultural employer from abusing workers, exposing them to workplace dangers
News Release: PHOENIX - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a federal court order to prevent an Arizona agricultural employer from continuing to abuse agricultural guest workers.pdf) , exposing them to dangerous workplace conditions - including requiring them to operate unsafe vehicles and housing them in overcrowded quarters - and from discriminating against those who complained.
Transportation
Carper Announces New EPW Chief Counsel, Communications Director
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), today announced two Democratic staff changes on the committee. Alexandra Teitz will serve as Chief Counsel, while Jake Abbott will take over as Communications Director.
Justice
New Castle Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Distribute Cocaine from Mexico
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Lawrence County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, in form commonly known as crack cocaine, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.
Labor
New ED Rule on Student Loans Fails to Address Underlying Problems
News Release: Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after the Department of Education announced final regulations which fail to address major problems in the federal student loan system...
Energy
Stickney: 'I am very optimistic about the Hanford Site’s future'
The environmental cleanup continues with completion of a protective enclosure over a former reactor building at the Hanford Site near Richland, Wash., where reactors produced plutonium for more than 40 years.