Justice Department, EPA and the State of Michigan Reach Clean Air Act Settlement with Arbor Hills Energy LLC

Detroit, Michigan - Arbor Hills Energy LLC (AHE) has agreed to significantly reduce, if not virtually eliminate, AHE’s sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions at its landfill gas-to-energy facility (Facility) in Northville, Michigan, to resolve alleged Clean Air Act and State law violations.

Man Pleads Guilty to the Sexual Abuse of a Two-Year-Old and a Seven-Year-Old Child in Order to Produce Images of the Abuse

Baltimore, Maryland - A Maryland man pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, in connection with his sexual abuse of two minor children.

Removing Storied Snail Darter from Endangered Species Act Due to Recovery Proposed

Washington, DC - There was a time when the snail darter was the biggest little fish in the United States. In the 1970s, the tiny, endangered Tennessee fish was in the news regularly, the subject of a Supreme Court ruling, an act of Congress, and a giant proposed dam that threatened it with extinction.

Former NFL Players Plead Guilty to Nationwide Health Care Fraud Scheme

Miami, Florida - Three former National Football League (NFL) players have pleaded guilty for their roles in a nationwide scheme to defraud a health care benefit program for retired NFL players. A total of 15 defendants have pleaded guilty in connection with this scheme.

CDC Announces More Than $300 Million in Funding to Support Community Health Workers

Washington, DC - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded more than $116 million in year one, of a three-year, $348 million program, to organizations for community health worker (CHW) services to support COVID-19 prevention and control.