WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Settlement will result in annual reductions of over 8,350 tons of pollution * * * Today, Dec. 10, the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Justice and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) announced a proposed settlement with PennEnergy Resources, LLC (PennEnergy) resolving alleged Clean Air Act and Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act violations involvin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Philadelphia arrested Gora Tourie Fall, a 34-year-old citizen of Senegal, during a targeted enforcement operation on Dec. 10, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fall, who has an outstanding murder warrant for his arrest in Brazil, is being held in ICE custody pending removal more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate issued the following news: * * * Under the streets of Philadelphia and at power stations nearby, first responders recently prepared for events they hope will never happen. * * * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will host several high profile and heavily attended events in the next few years, including the International Federation of Football Association World Cup soccer games, the Homecoming 250 Nav more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 06-RM-340598) by Region 6 Director Nancy Wilson. Here are excerpts: * * * SWCA, INCORPORATED, D/B/A SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, Employer/Petitioner and TEAMSTERS LOCAL NO. 341, A/W INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, Union DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION I. INTRODUCTION SWCA, Incorporated d/b/a SWCA Environmental Consultants, ("Employer" or "SWCA") is an environmental consulting fir more PR

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: A resident of Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 24 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge Marilyn J. Horan imposed the sentenc more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Christopher Texidor, age 37, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on December 11, 2024, to 292 months by United States District Judge Jennifer P. Wilson for trafficking over 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of marijuana and hiring gunmen to protect his illegal more PR

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on December 10, 2024, a federal jury found Michael Jones, Jr, age 44, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, guilty on all 10 counts of an indictment charging conspiracy to distribute in excess of 40 grams of fentanyl; possession with intent to distribute in excess of 40 gr more PR

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Charles Vincent Benincasa, age 41, of Kingston, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on December 12, 2024, to 136 months' imprisonment by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of fir more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Larry Leonard, 60, and Nathaniel "Nat" Leonard, 68, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were charged by indictment with conspiracy to transport and sell stolen goods in interstate commerce and interstate transportation of stolen property. Larry Leonard was also charged with money laundering.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act. Eastern hellbenders are found in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West  more PR