News from December 2021
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
Department of Justice announced a global resolution of its criminal and civil investigations into Balfour Beatty Communities LLC (BBC), one of the largest providers of privatized military housing to the U.S.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
The United States and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), filed a civil lawsuit against the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority (the Authority), alleging violations of the federal Clean Water Act and Pennsylvania Clean Steams Law.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling nearly $141 million to help protect children from exploitation, trauma and abuse, while also funding improvements in the judicial system’s handling of child abuse and neglect cases.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
A Georgia man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to defraud the United States by promoting a nationwide tax fraud scheme to more than 200 participants in at least 19 states.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced awards totaling more than $110.7 million to reduce recidivism and support adults and youth returning to their communities after confinement.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
Taylor Energy Company LLC (Taylor Energy), a Louisiana oil and gas company, has agreed to turn over all its remaining assets to the United States upon liquidation to resolve its liability for the oil spill at its former Gulf of Mexico offshore oil production facility — the source of the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history, ongoing since 2004.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, at the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today in the U.S.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, at the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Clarence L. Werner (Werner). Werner is the founder of Werner Enterprises Inc. (Werner Enterprises), one of the largest truckload carriers in the United States.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling more than $300 million to help combat America’s substance use crisis, which has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
“In our fight to stem the rising tide of catastrophic climate change, phasing down HFCs is one of the most consequential actions ever taken by Congress.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
“The Energy and Commerce Committee is tracking developments in the SolarWinds cyberattack, which may have far-reaching implications across the federal government and beyond.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
“The EPA is a critical agency for the protection of public health and our planet. President-elect Biden’s nomination of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan to lead the Agency proves he appreciates the gravity of that charge.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
“I congratulate Representatives Craig, Fletcher, Rice, Schrier, and Trahan on their appointments to the Energy and Commerce Committee.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
“In our fight to stem the rising tide of catastrophic climate change, phasing down HFCs is one of the most consequential actions ever taken by Congress.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
“The Energy and Commerce Committee is tracking developments in the SolarWinds cyberattack, which may have far-reaching implications across the federal government and beyond.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
A Charlestown man who has been living under a false identity pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to charges arising from his use of the name and Social Security number of a U.S. citizen.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
“The EPA is a critical agency for the protection of public health and our planet. President-elect Biden’s nomination of North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan to lead the Agency proves he appreciates the gravity of that charge.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
“The Biden administration’s focus on wrong-headed policy, like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) authoritarian vaccination-and-testing diktat, has directly contributed to the COVID-19 testing shortage now plaguing the country.
By Press release submission | Dec 29, 2021
“The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the pre-existing mental health crisis in America, especially among our nation’s young people.
