News from March 2022
By Press release submission | Mar 24, 2022
“The federal government must be better prepared to address and prevent methamphetamine-involved overdose deaths.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is continuing its multi-year education and enforcement initiative to increase compliance with federal labor laws in the Southeast’s agricultural industry. In addition to enforcement activity, the initiative provides compliance assistance to employers and educates workers and other stakeholders.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved label amendments that further restrict the use of over-the-top dicamba in Minnesota and Iowa.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced a proposed settlement with the North Slope Borough of Alaska to resolve federal hazardous waste and oil spill violations.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. issued the following statement today in response to the Biden Administration announcing it is reinstating a waiver of federal preemption under the Clean Air Act for California’s Advanced Clean Car program, recognizing its authority to set more stringent vehicle emissions standards.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing titled, "Changing Times: Revisiting Spring Forward, Fall Back:"
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
Government Funding Package Includes Provision Long Championed by Pallone to Clarify FDA’s Authority to Regulate Synthetic Nicotine Products Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today hailing inclusion of a provision in the omnibus he has long championed that clarifies the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate synthetic nicotine products: “Over the last few years, FDA has taken important steps to crack down on the flavored vaping products that fueled the dramatic rise in tobacco use among kids and teens.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about her opinion on “court packing” on the second day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on her nomination to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following joint statement today after the House of Representatives passed the omnibus, which included key provisions to crack down on consumer scams targeting older adults and members of American Indian and Alaska Native communities, prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, and promote clean competition in sports, among other things.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
Judge Jackson’s record shows regular misuse of judicial authority to impose liberal preferences instead of what the law demands.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
This week, the National Park Service (NPS) will begin seeking public review and comment on the Katmai National Park and Preserve and Alagnak Wild River Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 23, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), was joined by Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) in introducing the Ensuring National Security Using Reliable Energy (ENSURE) Act.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
Several projects slated for construction this summer are expected to impact visitors to Bandelier National Monument.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
Channel Islands National Park seek community input during public scoping on a proposed action and plan to complete the park’s fire management plan.The National Park Service (NPS) is required by policy to have fire management plans (FMP) for all units with burnable vegetation.
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
Join us! We’re hiring a park ranger at Springfield Armory National Historic Site. Have you dreamed of being a park ranger?
By Press release submission | Mar 23, 2022
US Park Rangers of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park are seeking information from the public to help identify those responsible for recent vandalism and forced entry into historic churches.
