WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: DENVER - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $140 million in new funding for the Region 8 states of Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming under the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe. The funding for EPA Region 8 is part of $3.6 billion EPA is   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On October 1, 2024, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Alexsander Vasiliyevich Barsukov pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced to 3 years of probation, including 6 months of home detention, $1,378,702 in restitution, $6,754,845 in forfeiture, and a $100 special assessment. Barsukov, along with   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On September 30, 2024 the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah sentenced Matthew Jones to 12 months of imprisonment, $10,158.16 in restitution, and a $200 special assessment, less amounts already paid, for probation violations. In December 2023, Jones left Utah without the permission of the court or a probation officer and failed to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: DENVER Amer Sports Winter & Outdoor Company, a recreational gear company headquartered in Utah with employees throughout the United States, violated federal law when it fired an employee because he complained about age discrimination, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, an employee complained multiple times   more