WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: * * * Identifies Chronic Violator * * * The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today released the results of its second 2023 pattern of violations screening to identify chronic violators and mine operators demonstrating a disregard for the health and safety of miners. This was the first time that the agency conducted more than  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) announced that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been awarded more than $4.2 million in federal grant funding. These funds, awarded through a series of six grants from the National Science Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency, will help fund a variety of research projects related to energy and transportation innovatio  more