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Public Meeting to be Held on April 16 April 5, 2024 NEW YORK (April 5, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to protect people…

RESTON, Va. – The Biden-Harris administration today submitted to Congress the President’s budget request for fiscal year 2025, including $1.6 billion for the U.S. Geological Survey to deliver publicly accessible science that informs the…

Mayor Harrell’s draft Transportation Levy Proposal would fund SDOT to maintain and modernize Seattle’s transportation system, deliver major projects, and support better, safer connections in neighborhoods throughout the city.…

City of Austin residents will soon see another purple postcard in their mailbox. This latest citywide notification outlines proposed changes to the land development code (LDC) aimed at increasing housing options throughout the city and…

Complaint probe latest of 8 OSHA investigations at Bellefontaine plant since 2013BELLEFONTAINE, OH ‒ In October 2023, following the receipt of a complaint, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors…

​The City of Phoenix is proposing constructing a new City-owned shelter and navigation center at 11 S. 71st Avenue. The proposed shelter will create 280 of the 790 new shelter beds the Office of Homeless Solutions is partnering to add in…

Dean Sausage Co. Inc. repeated OSHA safety violations found in December 2022Employer:      Dean Sausage Co. Inc.                        3750 Pleasant Valley Road                        Attalla, AL 35954 Investigation Findings: A…

For Immediate Release October 1, 2007 (WEST TRENTON, N.J.) -- Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) Executive Director Carol R. Collier today announced proposed regulatory changes to permanently designate the Lower Delaware and its…

Aunt Kitty’s Food Inc. cited for willful, repeat, serious safety violationsVINELAND, NJ – A Vineland subsidiary of Hanover Foods Corp., a prominent northeast food manufacturer, allowed workers to service and clean equipment without…

A government-instituted taskforce has proposed older Australians should pay more of the cost of their aged care, while steering clear of politically fraught options such as a levy or touching the family home to help finance the…

ATLANTA – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an Atlanta chemical manufacturer with a staggering 67 serious violations and a proposed penalty of $289,439 for exposing workers to a series of workplace dangers associated with chemicals…

March 5, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed to add Afterthought Mine near Bella Vista in Shasta County, Calif. to the to…

March 5, 2024 SEATTLE (March 5, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it is proposing to add the Upper Columbia River Site in northeast…

CHICAGO (March 5, 2024) -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed to add Gelman Sciences Inc., which spans portions of the city of Ann Arbor and Scio Township in Washtenaw County, Michigan, to the Superfund National…

Pyles Plumbing and Utility Contractors Inc. failed to ensure 20-year-old worker’s safetyMACON, GA – Federal safety investigators found a Macon plumbing contractor could have prevented a fatal trench collapse -- that claimed the life of a…

For Immediate Release May 9, 2016 (West Trenton, N.J.) -- The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) today announced a proposal to make several changes to its project review fee structure and to adjust its water supply charges annually…

August 2023 incident is Phenix Lumber Co.’s second employee fatality in 3 yearsPHENIX CITY, AL – A federal investigation into an August 2023 horrific fatal incident at a Phenix City sawmill revealed, for the second time in three years,…

Public Comment Period Ends March 18, 2024 February 16, 2024 CHICAGO (February 16, 2024) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to delete a 6-acre…

The EU Initiative on Health Security aims to strengthen regional workforce capabilities in the prevention and control of communicable diseases while fostering cross-border cooperation to combat health security threats effectively. The…

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit the impersonation of individuals. The proposed rule changes would extend protections of the new rule on government…

Climate crisis and conflicts are becoming increasingly intertwined, feeding into one another to perpetuate hunger and poverty. Urgent action and innovative solutions are required to address global food insecurity, said Deputy…

Proposed Rule Breaks from Prior Administration’s Harsh Approach in the 2019 Rule WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would regulate how DHS applies the public…

On February 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register proposing to add nine…

On February 5, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a new rule to update existing regulations for the…

BRUSSELS —  The European Union’s executive arm shelved an anti-pesticides proposal Tuesday in yet another concession to farmers after weeks of protests blocked major capitals and economic lifelines across the 27-nation bloc. Although…

By Elizabeth Witherspoon, Ph.D. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (Center) and Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization and Regional Director for the…

On January 23, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to revise the technology-based effluent limitations guidelines and standards (ELGs) for the meat and poultry products (MPP) point source…

January 22, 2024 Photo credit: Rick Dove Waterkeeper Alliance and other Clean Water Experts Urge EPA to Require Slaughterhouses and Rendering Plants to Comply with Modern Technology Standards for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution…

Proposal would improve air quality in communities overburdened by pollution, advancing environmental justice January 11, 2024 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental…

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A sign stands outside the Federal Trade Commission building, Jan. 28, 2015, in Washington. The FTC is proposing sweeping changes to a decades-old law that regulates…

Draft bill proposed as military looks for hundreds of thousands of new recruits in its fight to eject Russia.Ukraine has proposed reducing the age of those who can be mobilised into the armed forces from 27 to 25 after the military said…

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that would place new restrictions on the use and disclosure of children’s personal information and further limit the…

December 14, 2023 PHILADELPHIA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule to establish federal water quality standards (WQS) for…

Credit: Remote Sensing (2023). DOI: 10.3390/rs15215188 Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has long been a pivotal tool in estimating the…

EPA will hold a public meeting on December 11 in Woodstock, Conn. to explain the proposed plan, followed by a 30-day public comment period December 1, 2023…

December 1, 2023 ATLANTA (December 1, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to establish new and revised federal water…

A Northern Anchovy larva (25 mm long) collected during biological surveys and preserved in formalin. Credit: Credit: Rasmus Swalethorp New…

EPA proposal would accelerate progress toward achieving President Biden’s goal of removing 100% of lead pipes November 30, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S.…

Working mechanisms of night-time hybrid radiative warming with a selective reflector/absorber. Credit: Light: Science & Applications (2023). DOI:…

ECDC also continues to assess the risk of infection with currently circulating avian H5 influenza viruses in Europe as low for the general population in the EU/EEA. The risk also remains low to moderate for occupationally or otherwise…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2015 Contacts: Malia Chow, 808-725-5902; Jennifer Barrett, 808-217-1721 Agency asks for public comments through…

Today, following input from tribal nations, state and federal agencies, Indigenous communities, and the public, NOAA released a proposal to designate a 5,617-square-mile area offshore of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties in…

NOAA and the State of Connecticut are asking for public comment on a proposal to designate a national estuarine research reserve in Long Island Sound. Estuarine reserves protect a section of an estuary and provide a living…

Bernie Sanders is taking a strong stand against climate change. He proposed an aggressive plan to curb the United States consumption of fossil fuels. John Iadarola, host of Think Tank, delivers his Final Judgment on the Keep It In The…