WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication on Nov. 13, 2024, from 20 attorneys general: * * * To: Douglas L. Parker Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health 200 Constitutional Ave NW Washington, DC 20210 Re: New OSHA Fire Brigades Standard, 29 C.F.R. Part 1910 (Docket No. OSHA-2007-0073) * * * Dear Assistant Secretary Parker: We write with concern about the prop  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released the following statement on President Trump's nomination of Scott Turner to serve as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): "For too many Americans across the country, access to quality, affordable housing is out of reach. Federal housing policy has failed  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Nov. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site issued the following news release: Department of Energy (DOE) contractor employees at the Savannah River Site once again proved their unique capabilities by using ingenuity, teamwork and decades of experience to replace damaged equipment essential to the Site's spent nuclear fuel dissolution and de-inventory mission. While performing startup of the electrolytic dissolver for the Fast Critical Assembly (FCA) mis  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard has released the following public communication dated Nov. 21, 2024, from Clean Ocean Action, Long Branch, New Jersey: * * * To: US President Joe Biden Office of the President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20500 * To: US Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard Rear Admiral Michael E. Platt 1st District Commander (D1) RE: Comments to the Docket: USCG-2024-0704,  more