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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Tuesday June 06, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Department of Labor Finds Dollar General in West Texas Exposing Employees to Fire Hazards, Other Concerns
LAMESA, Texas, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * National discounter faces more than $21M in penalties since 2017 * * * A federal workplace safety inspection at another Dollar General store, this time in Lamesa, found exit routes and walkways blocked and merchandise unsafely stacked, conditions that exposed employees and others to fire hazards and struck-by injuries that have been common cause for vio  more

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Direct Air Capture Technology Licensed to Knoxville-Based Holocene
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: An innovative and sustainable chemistry developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory for capturing carbon dioxide from air has been licensed to Holocene, a Knoxville-based startup focused on designing and building plants that remove carbon dioxide from atmospheric air. "ORNL is tackling climate change by developing numerous technologies that   more

USPTO Takes First Steps to Open Southeast Regional Office and New Community Outreach Offices
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release on June 5, 2023: * * * Seeks public feedback via new request for comments * * * The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced a request for comments (RFC) seeking public input regarding the establishment of an additional regional office in the southeast region and four new community outreach offices as authorized by the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 202  more