WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief: * * * Employer refuses to provide documents, allow witness interview * * * Date of action: Nov. 20, 2024 Type of action: Petition to enforce subpoena Employer: U.S. Postal Service, New Salem, Pennsylvania * * * Background: The department filed a petition today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to enforce its subpoenas iss  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $70.8 million to support federal partnerships with state and local governments to support small- and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) across the automotive, battery recycling, and smart manufacturing sectors. The projects, selected by the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: On Nov. 20 in the District of Oregon, Sanjay Kaushik, 57, of India, was indicted for conspiring to export controlled aviation components with dual civilian and military applications to end users in Russia, in violation of the Export Control Reform Act. Kaushik is also charged with attempting to illegally export a navigation and flight control system from Oregon to Russia through India, and   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley--joined by U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Peter Welch (D-VT), and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02)--today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory calling for the United States to use its influence to advance an ambitious agreement to combat plastic pollution at the upcoming Fifth I  more