News from January 2022
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
Working in the recesses of Apalachicola National Forest on a July day as temperatures neared 100 degrees, the supervisor of two crews hired to clear invasive plants saw one 42-year-old worker was sweating heavily, his hands were trembling, and he seemed confused, unable to respond to commands.The worker rested while other employees finished their tasks.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
In 2021, the number of wage and salary workers belonging to unions continued to decline (-241,000) to 14.0 million, and the percent who were members of unions--the union membership rate--was 10.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
Median weekly earnings of the nation's 116.3 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,010 in the fourth quarter of 2021 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center) has recently released three new publications in support of its mission to advance transportation innovation for the public good.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
The National Transportation Safety Board has called on the Federal Aviation Administration for the second time to require carbon monoxide detectors in general aviation aircraft, the agency said in a safety recommendation report released Thursday.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy Thursday praised the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for developing a new rating program to evaluate partial automation systems safeguards.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
Five years after the Jan. 17, 2017, Edgemont, South Dakota, tragedy in which two railroad roadway workers were struck and killed by a BNSF train, the National Transportation Safety Board continues to advocate for implementation of recommendations addressing rail worker safety as a result of its investigation.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
The Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) today announced new ratings for six projects seeking funding from the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program, helping them through the process of receiving a grant to expand or build new transit systems.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
The Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) today announced new ratings for six projects seeking funding from the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program, helping them through the process of receiving a grant to expand or build new transit systems.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded $10.3 million in Tribal Transit Program grant awards to 36 Tribal governments for projects that support transit services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages in rural areas.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that Robin Hutcheson will become the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. As Deputy Administrator, Ms. Hutcheson will serve as the Acting Administrator.
By Press release submission | Jan 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared West Palm Beach based Professional Marine Hauler’s LLC, USDOT No. 3574084, to be an “imminent hazard” to public safety and has ordered the company and its principals, Claudia Angeligue Abreu and Ariel Martinez, to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate operations.
By Bob Martin | Jan 22, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a $2 million investment plan where the department will engage in risk management education and other training programs with small scale farmers and underserved producers, as well as conservation practices.
By George Willis | Jan 22, 2022
Potato producers in the U.S. have a new tool to use to keep potatoes fresher, for a longer period of time, while in storage.
By Emily Bevard | Jan 22, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an emergency order to TAV Holdings LLC in Atlanta to immediately cease releasing hazardous waste and to not resume operations until the facility is regulation-compliant.
By Bob Martin | Jan 22, 2022
Officials with the United States Department of Agriculture have announced that the government of India has agreed to allow imports of U.S. pork and pork products as the two countries work to strengthen trade ties.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2022
U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Michael McCaul (R-Texas), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Representatives Ami Bera (D-C.A.) and Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation today released the following joint statement in response to reports that ASEAN may invite senior members of the Burmese military regime to participate in official meetings.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2022
U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following joint statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released an update of its April 2021 report on efforts to combat firearms trafficking from the United States across the southern border.
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2022
Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Michael McCaul, Tom Malinowski and Ann Wagner - Chair, Ranking Member, Vice Chair and Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee – Ami Bera and Steve Chabot – Chair and Ranking Member of the Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation Subcommittee – Joaquin Castro, Chair of the International Development, International Organizations and Global Corporate Social Impact Subcommittee, and Mike Waltz, Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding recent statements made by Olympics officials pertaining to limitations on athletes’ freedom to speak during this year’s games in Beijing:
By Press release submission | Jan 22, 2022
Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement regarding the recent missile testing by North Korea:
