News from August 2024
By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2024
A Mississippi seafood distributor and two company managers pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others to mislabel seafood and commit wire fraud by marketing inexpensive and frozen imported substitutes as more expensive and premium local species.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the allocation of $1,499,979 in research funding to Clarkson University. The grant aims to support the development and demonstration of nanosensor technology designed to detect, monitor, and degrade per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in groundwater and surface water sources.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $26 million in funding, including $336,000 allocated for Rhode Island, to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities. This grant is part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan aimed at reducing lead exposure where children learn and play.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2024
National retailer Walmart Inc. and pet product manufacturer The Hartz Mountain Corporation will each pay a civil penalty to settle alleged violations of federal pesticide law at Walmart’s Colby, Kansas, location.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2024
The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations pleaded guilty yesterday to a felony violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration announced today that the Department of Commerce and HP Inc. have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $50 million in proposed direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. This funding aims to support the expansion and modernization of HP’s existing facility in Corvallis, Oregon, which is part of the company’s “lab-to-fab” ecosystem, spanning from research and development activities to commercial manufacturing operations.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that Maine will join IRS Direct File for Filing Season 2025. This initiative, enabled by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, aims to improve customer service and ensure taxpayers claim eligible benefits and deductions.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 27, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced Khesha Reed as the permanent Deputy Director for EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO), located in Annapolis, Maryland. Reed has been serving as the Acting Deputy Director since April 2024, focusing on strengthening administrative processes and acting as a liaison to the Local Government Advisory Committee.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2024
Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment Jose W. Fernandez, U.S. Ambassador to Ecuador Art Brown, and Ecuador’s Minister of Energy and Mines Antonio Gonçalves marked Ecuador’s entry into the Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) Forum during the Under Secretary’s visit to Quito on August 27.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 27, 2024
On Friday, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra hosted a roundtable with government officials, hospital and clinical leaders, distributors, and representatives from Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) to discuss mitigation strategies and solutions to alleviate the shortage of blood culture media bottles. Secretary Becerra began the call by highlighting the importance of acting now in order to avoid more acute shortages as we move into fall respiratory virus season.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had 32% fewer encounters with noncitizens along the southwest border in July 2024 than the previous month. This news came in an Aug. 16 news release.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated action against Care.com, alleging that the care gig platform deceived caregivers about job availability and wages while complicating the process for families to cancel their paid memberships.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
Federal safety inspectors became aware that a 31-year-old employee of a Chicago countertop manufacturer needed a double lung transplant after suffering accelerated silicosis, an incurable lung disease. The U.S. Department of Labor immediately alerted the company of the potential imminent danger, and an inspection by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found workers exposed to silica levels up to six times greater than permissible limits.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., has announced the general availability of AWS Parallel Computing Service. This new managed service is designed to facilitate the setup and management of high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, enabling customers to run scientific and engineering workloads at scale on AWS.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
The City of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $38.2 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly failed to meet federal accessibility requirements when it sought and used Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funds for multifamily affordable housing.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
The Department of State has announced a reward offer under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program of up to $2.5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Volodymyr Kadariya, also known as Volodymyr Kadaria or Vladimir Kadaria. Kadariya is wanted in the United States for his alleged participation in a significant malware organization.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $61,646 for 140 workers following investigations into three restaurants in Lamesa and Lubbock, Texas. The investigations revealed that these establishments had illegally withheld tips from their employees.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced over $10 million in funding to provide rental assistance and supportive housing services to Native American veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness. This federal investment aims to ensure the health and safety of Native Americans and Tribal communities, highlighting HUD's ongoing efforts to expand affordable housing options for homeless Native American veterans.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
On August 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 ordered three grocery distributors to halt the sale and distribution of certain Fabuloso household disinfectant products.
By Federal Newswire | Aug 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has announced over $65 million in grant awards and funding opportunities aimed at addressing mental health and substance use crises. These initiatives are part of the President’s Unity Agenda, with $27.5 million allocated to the Strategic Prevention Framework – Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) program.
