News from June 2024
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and National Farmers Union (NFU) filed a lawsuit Monday in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently finalized light- and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned eight individuals linked to Mexico's La Nueva Familia Michoacana drug cartel, as announced by Secretary Janet L. Yellen in Atlanta, Georgia. These sanctions target those involved in trafficking fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine into the United States.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
CHICAGO (June 18, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, announced that Vishal Swamy, a high school student from Novi, Michigan, has been awarded the 2024 President’s Environmental Youth Award.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
Washington, D.C. — In Project 2025, far-right extremists outline their intent to exclude some forms of emergency contraception from no-cost coverage, creating potentially lifelong consequences for women nationwide. A new Center for American Progress analysis estimates that if Project 2025 were enacted, nearly 48 million women of reproductive age would lose their guaranteed no-cost access to emergency contraception.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated twelve individuals in executive and senior leadership roles at AO Kaspersky Lab. This action aims to address continued cybersecurity risks associated with the organization.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
Juneteenth is not just a federal holiday but an observance of the perseverance and determination of African Americans throughout the nation's history. Early in his presidency, President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, commemorating June 19, 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas were informed of their emancipation. Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was adopted in 1983.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), announced the 2024 recipients of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) today, June 18.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
In a ceremony at the Pentagon today, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Performance Improvement Officer and Director of Administration & Management, Ms. Jennifer C. Walsh, honored Department of Defense 2023 Presidential Rank Awards recipients.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is soliciting grant applications for nearly $200 million as part of a program established by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in November 2021. The Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure Safety and Modernization (NGDISM) grant program aims to mitigate safety risks and methane emissions from high-risk, leak-prone legacy natural gas distribution pipes.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
Today, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) and U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-Calif.) introduced the Fix Our Forests Act, a comprehensive, bipartisan bill aimed at restoring forest health, increasing resiliency to catastrophic wildfires, and protecting communities.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Austria on the occasion of the U.S.–Austria Strategic Dialogue.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
As California legislators consider several tech-focused bills, including proposals regulating artificial intelligence and reporting mechanisms for cyberbullying, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) will testify on Tuesday.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
Washington – The U.S. could face a $123 billion GDP loss and the elimination of 346,000 jobs within the first year if states enact stringent antitrust laws similar to New York's Twenty-First Century Antitrust Act, according to a new study. The research also projects that these negative effects will increase over time, resulting in a 4.4% GDP loss of $1.7 trillion and 3.5 million fewer jobs over the next decade. The Computer & Communications Industry Association’s Research Center released the study titled “Assessment of Economic Costs of Imposing Abuse of Dominance Standards...
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
SANDUSKY, OH – A Sandusky pork processing facility exposed workers to a release of ammonia gas, leading the U.S. Department of Labor to open two inspections and issue 43 violations of federal regulations.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
Columbus is considering the installation of a security camera network to combat crime, but questions remain about its overall effectiveness. Jake Wiener, an attorney with the Electronic Privacy Information Center who works on the nonprofit’s surveillance oversight project, expressed skepticism about the initiative's potential impact.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered over $84,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 13 workers following an investigation into a Jersey Shore steakhouse owner. The department also assessed $4,459 in penalties after determining that the owner violated federal overtime regulations deliberately.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the White House Council on Environmental Quality, announced that Shari Insley, a fifth-grade math and science teacher at Pine Intermediate School in North Olmsted, Ohio, has been awarded the 2024 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The Commission has issued a statement regarding its referral of a complaint against TikTok, the successor to Musical.ly, and its parent company ByteDance Ltd., to the Department of Justice. The Commission vote authorizing the issuance of the statement was 3-0-2, with Commissioners Ferguson and Holyoak recused.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
The Justice Department announced today its findings that the State of Missouri violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by unnecessarily institutionalizing adults with mental health disabilities in nursing facilities. The investigation also examined the role of guardianships in such institutionalization.
By Federal Newswire | Jun 18, 2024
Washington, D.C. — The Center for American Progress will host an event featuring U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter. They will discuss the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to lower costs, promote fairer and more competitive markets, improve conditions for U.S. consumers and producers, and enhance the resilience of the domestic food supply chain.
