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OSHA
- Department of Labor finds Dollar General continues to endanger workers as inspectors cite 8 violations at Tampa stores, propose $342K in penalties
- Federal inspectors found sawmill exposed employee to same unguarded saw that claimed the life of 21-year-old worker weeks earlier
- Department of Labor announces national emphasis program aimed at reducing, preventing workplace hazards in warehouses, distribution centers
- Department of Labor finds Newark contractor willfully exposed workers to fall hazards in 6 inspections in three months, proposes $333K in fines
- US Department of Labor proposes $393K in fines after follow-up inspection finds Verona, Missouri chemical plant continues to endanger workers
EPA
- EPA Releases Proposed Cleanup Plan for Kerr McGee Chemical Corp – Navassa Superfund Site in Navassa, North Carolina
- EPA Public Meeting on January 28 to Discuss the Westside Lead Cleanup in Atlanta, Georgia
- GWU Hospital in D.C. to pay $108,304 penalty for hazardous waste violations
- EPA modifies cleanup plan for Lemberger Landfill and Lemberger Transport & Recycling Superfund Sites in Wisconsin
- U.S. EPA settles with Guam Shipyard to control stormwater pollution
DOT
- Press Release - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $12.1 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Six Airports in Kentucky
- Press Release - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $1.9 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Four Airports in Alabama
- Press Release - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $11 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 10 Airports in South Carolina
- Press Release - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $1.6 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Five Airports in Virginia
- Press Release - U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $1.7 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Two Airports in Vermont