As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety practice

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized ...
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UK unveils plans for voluntary overnight social media curfew for older teens

The British government announced plans for a voluntary overnight social media curfew for 16- and 17-year-olds on Wednesday, in its latest effort to reduce online harm among young people. It said that ...
Ohsonline.com

VPPPA Endorses OSHA Changes to Voluntary Protection Programs

VPPPA says OSHA's decision to align VPP with its Recommended Practices framework will help employers strengthen safety and health management systems nationwide. The Voluntary Protection Programs ...
Business Wire

MITER Brands Announces Two of Its Manufacturing Facilities Have Received Voluntary Protection Program Certification

HARRISBURG, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MITER Brands, a family of leading window and door brands, recently announced that two of its manufacturing facilities have received Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) ...
The Washington Post

Immigrants are giving up their cases and leaving the U.S. in soaring numbers

Immigrants are giving up their claims for humanitarian protection and opting to depart the United States in exponentially higher numbers under the Trump administration, mostly from the austere ...
Federal Register

Voluntary Protection Programs; Revision of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the daily Federal Register. It is not an official legal edition of the Federal Register, and does not replace the official print version or the ...
Newsday

Official: Nassau police lose 162 officers to county's voluntary buyout program

The Nassau County Police Department has lost 162 veteran officers as part of a buyout program for county employees, an official told Newsday Tuesday. The majority of departures, designed as a ...
National Audubon Society

America’s Birds Are Declining, The Farm Bill Can Help Turn the Tide

As the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture advances the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill), it is worth remembering that the legislation represents the nation’s largest ...
Canada

Summary of information submitted by the public to the New Substances program on the environmental and human health risks of four lines of gene-edited pig

The New Substances program provides an opportunity for public engagement in the risk assessment process of vertebrate organisms. These organisms are notified under Schedule 5 of the New Substances ...
Vermont Business Magazine

Collins Aerospace earns OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star for exceptional workplace safety

Vermont Business Magazine Collins Aerospace’s Vergennes facility has officially been recognized as a Star site in Vermont’s Green Mountain Voluntary Protection Program (GMVPP), the highest level of ...
The HR Digest

USDA mass resignations: Lessons from a failed voluntary buyout program

On April 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture saw over 15,000 employees, roughly 15% of its workforce, accept voluntary buyout offers. The USDA’s staff exodus marks one of the largest mass ...