WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Sunrun Installation Services Inc. received previous citations for lack of fall protection * * * DES PLAINES, IL - The U.S. Department of Labor has cited a solar panel and battery storage company with two repeat safety violations after federal investigators found the company exposed workers to deadly fall hazards twice within three months. Investigators w  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-711) on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Re: Copper Retirement Network Change Certification Received BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC d/b/a AT&T Louisiana (AT&T), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) involving the retirement of copper has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 19 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement enforces the 71 chapters of New York State's Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York. In 1880, the first eight Game Protectors proudly began serving to protect the natural resources and people of New  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Dec. 17, 2024, before Marine One departure: * * * Q: President Biden, do you have any plans to speak to the press before you leave office? THE PRESIDENT: Sure. I'm heading home now for a memorial service. Q: Will you hold a press conference before the end of the year? Q: Mr. President, what's the explanation for all of those drones over New Jersey? What -- what's behind all of that? THE PRESIDENT: Nothing nefarious, ap  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following commentary: * * * Remembering Former Assistant Attorney General J. Stanley Pottinger of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division By Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke Former Assistant Attorney General J. Stanley Pottinger of the Civil Rights Division died on Nov. 27th in Princeton, New Jersey. He was 84 years old. Mr. Pottinger's career was extraordinarily varied, marked by success as a banker, attorney   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * New Jersey-based company will also retain independent compliance consultant * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Becton, Dickinson and Company, a New Jersey-based medical device manufacturer known as BD, for repeatedly misleading investors about risks associated with its continued sales of its Alaris infusion pump and for over  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Lee leads bipartisan coalition of 33 governors in letter to the Biden Administration * * * Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee led a bipartisan coalition of 33 governors in urging President Biden to act following a decision to halt foreign adoptions by The People's Republic of China (PRC). The suspension of China's intercountry adoption program has indefinitely delayed the adoptions of more tha  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: The U.S. Navy recently achieved its final key milestone in the development of Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) integrated capabilities by successfully completing a continuous 720-hour power demonstration on an engine system for use aboard future USVs. This demonstration is part of a larger USV testing effort to assess the capability and resilience of engine systems to operate autonomously for extended periods. The late  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The White House issued the following readout of the Sustainable Freight Workshop on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * On December 17, the Biden-Harris Administration hosted the first-ever White House Sustainable Freight Workshop, bringing together nearly 100 public and private stakeholders from across the freight sector to discuss a path forward to reducing emissions from the freight system while protecting the economic vitality created by President Biden's Investing in America agend  more