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highlandcountypress.com | Mark Olalde
By Mark Olalde, ProPublica, https://www.propublica.org This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A top official in the Department of Labor last month informed all staff members that they could face criminal charges if they speak to journalists, former employees or others about agency business.
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omahadailyrecord.com | Mark Olalde
Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences” The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, May 7, 2020. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.
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pressdemocrat.com | Mark Olalde
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. When a firefighter dies in the line of duty, a small team of federal health workers is often called on to pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future.
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bostonglobe.com | Mark Olalde
A memo sent Monday by Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s chief of staff, Jihun Han, and obtained by ProPublica, states that “individuals who disclose confidential information or engage in unauthorized communications with the media may face serious legal consequences.” Among the ramifications, the memo states, are “potential criminal penalties, depending on the nature of the information and the applicable laws,” and “immediate disciplinary actions, up to and including termination.” The...
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oregoncapitalchronicle.com | Mark Olalde |Julia Shumway
A top official in the Department of Labor this week informed all staff members that they could face criminal charges if they speak to journalists, former employees or others about agency business.
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Salton Sea news: Samantha Arthur of Audubon California will be the state’s next Salton Sea czar👇🏼
On #WorldWaterDay2023, great news🗞️ as @CAgovernor appoints Samantha Arthur to lead our efforts to stabilize the #SaltonSea. She has delivered complex env restoration projects across California & has served our Water Commission. A seasoned leader for this critical priority! 1/2 https://t.co/LVwsGwWDrL
"Building codes can either accelerate local carbon emission reductions or lock in fossil fuel infrastructure...When code changes nibble at utilities’ market share, however, the corporations bite back." @npbowlin/@highcountrynews chews on the meaning of @atmosenergy's opposition.
My town in Colorado tried to electrify its building codes. A large natural gas utility thought otherwise, fighting the proposal in public and behind the scenes at city hall. Other towns in the West have run into similar opposition. For @highcountrynews https://t.co/dUHDQJn8XS
