CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 5. 2021, entitled "Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Michigan - 2019: Over 86,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported among Michigan's private industry employers in 2019, resulting in an incidence rate of 2.8 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The Biden-Harris Administration has decided not to appeal a decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan upholding a private settlement between Sierra Club and DTE Energy. EPA agrees with the court's factual conclusion that the settlement accomplishes an enormous environmental benefit that is fully consistent with the goals of the Clean Air Act (CAA). "EPA supports citizen  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: All cattle and calves in Michigan as of January 1, 2021 were 1.14 million head, down 1 percent from last year, according to Marlo Johnson, Director of the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Michigan highlights from the January 1 report follow: * Beef cow numbers increased 8 percent to 100,000 head. Beef repl  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Prices received by Michigan farmers for the full month of December 2020 are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: December corn, at $4.08 per bushel, increased $0.32 from November and increased $0.23 from last year; December soybeans, at $11.30 per bushel, increased $0.50 from last month and in  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: All sheep and lamb inventory in Michigan on January 1, 2021, was 87,000 head, an increase of 2 percent from 2020, according to Marlo Johnson, Regional Director of the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Breeding sheep inventory, at 63,000 head, was up 3,000 from last year. Market sheep and lambs totaled 24,000  more

HOUGHTON, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Minong Mine Copper Mining District, part of Isle Royale National Park, has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL). The designation celebrates the national significance of Indigenous and historic copper mining that occurred at the Minong Mine. Minong is the Ojibwe term for Isle Royale. The NHL boundary covers over 200 acres and encompasses the Minong Mine arch  more