BATTLE CREEK, Michigan, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: 15 million pounds of hazardous waste. That's roughly how much gunk and gak the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services Europe and Africa team is removing each year on behalf of U.S. forces stationed on or operating within the two continents. The critical mission has continued through the pandemic despite sometimes onerous travel and business restrictions and ever-chang  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on April 8, 2021: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge today announced the allocation of nearly $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to help communities across the country create affordable housing and services for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Secretary Fudge made the announcement during a Zoom call with U.S. Sen  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news release: Three years ago, scientists at the University of Michigan discovered an artificial photosynthesis device made of silicon and gallium nitride (Si/GaN) that harnesses sunlight into carbon-free hydrogen for fuel cells with twice the efficiency and stability of some previous technologies. Now, scientists at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Lawrence Berkeley Nat  more

LIVERMORE, California, April 7 (TNSJou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Three years ago, scientists at the University of Michigan discovered an artificial photosynthesis device made of silicon and gallium nitride (Si/GaN) that harnesses sunlight into carbon-free hydrogen for fuel cells with twice the efficiency and stability of some previous technologies. Now, scientists at Lawrence Livermore and Lawrence Berkeley nat  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 10 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Saima Mohsin, issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: The U.S. Attorney's office and the FBI met with Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community leaders to address the rising violence against Asian Americans. Today, Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin along with Special Agent in Charge Timothy Waters, and other law enforcement officials from their offices, participated in   more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, April 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Birge, issued the following news release on April 7, 2021: United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that five men were indicted by a grand jury on multiple federal charges for fraudulently obtaining and misappropriating Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loan funds. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ("CARES") Act is a federal law designed to provide emergency financial  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on April 8, 2021: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $9 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to help the state of Michigan prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. "The Biden Administration is committed to helping Michigan's economy recover from the challenge  more