PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Stephen R. Kaufman, issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: A Michigan man pleaded guilty today to hacking the human resources databases of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and stealing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of more than 65,000 UPMC employees, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today. Justin Sean Johnson, aka TheDearthStar and   more

ALPENA, Michigan, May 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Aaron Irvin Air Mobility Command partnered with the Kentucky and Michigan Army National Guard to transport and deploy M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems during Exercise Mobility Guardian, May 15-27, 2021. Mobility Guardian includes AMC's first large-scale training on Agile Combat Employment, setting the standard for the role mobility aircraft plays in projecting the joint f  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 18 (TNSRep) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 17, 2021: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed deleting the Barrels Inc. site at 1405 North Larch St. in Lansing, Michigan, from Superfund's National Priorities List. EPA has determined that the site cleanup is complete and no further action is required. Operation, maintenance, and monitoring activities will continue at the site as needed. The agency will take public comme  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 17, 2021: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Kalamazoo County will receive $300,000 and the Southcentral Michigan Planning Council will receive $600,000 in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. These grants will help both recipients investigate the environmental condition of abandoned industrial and commercial properties that hav  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 17, 2021: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Marquette County, Michigan, will receive $300,000 in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. The grant will help the county investigate the environmental condition of abandoned industrial and commercial properties that have been targeted for redevelopment. "EPA's brownfields program is   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 17, 2021: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Tuscola County Economic Development Corp. has been selected to receive $600,000 in Brownfields funding through its Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup (MAC) Grants. The funding will help communities in Tuscola County investigate the environmental condition of abandoned industrial and commercial properties that have been targ  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division announced today that $16,391,100 in federal funding has been made available to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services for costs related to their COVID-19 respons  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division announced today that $4,043,286 in federal funding has been made available to Northwood University for costs related to the state's response to the severe storm and flooding e  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today terminated Boyce Hydro Power, LLC's licenses for the Secord, Smallwood, and Sanford hydroelectric projects on the Tittabawasee River in Michigan for failing to meet the obligations of its licenses, due to its loss of project property in condemnation and bankruptcy proceedings. Four Lakes Task Force, a  more

OSCODA, Michigan, May 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Lawrence Sena Airmen and tankers from across Air Mobility Command participated in Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 to test cutting-edge tactics and concepts at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport, May 15-27, 2021. Aircrew and mission planners operating KC-135 Stratotankers, KC-10 Extenders and the KC-46 Pegasus came together for AMC's premier readiness exercise to test specialized computers and  more

OSCODA, Michigan, May 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Lorraine Cho After 28 years, Airmen once again flew tankers out of Oscoda; moreover, they sustained the strategic deterrence mission by providing on-site support services during Exercise Mobility Guardian, May 15-27, 2021. "As a critical enabler to our nation's nuclear capabilities, AMC will ensure strategic deterrence by providing assured air refueling and airlift support to our nation's  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Dairy herds in Michigan produced 1,008 million pounds of milk during April, up 4.5 percent from a year ago, according to Marlo Johnson, Regional Director of USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Production per cow in Michigan averaged 2,275 pounds for April, 20 pounds above April 2020. The dairy herd was estimat  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The NRC has selected Amber Donley as the new resident inspector at the Columbia Generating Station near Richland, Washington. Donley joined the NRC in 2020. Previously, she worked at the Peach Bottom nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania as a radiochemist. She holds a doctorate in analytical radiochemistry from Washington State University and a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering from the University o  more

DEARBORN, Michigan, May 19 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on May 18, 2021, during his visit at the Ford Rogue Electric Vehicle Center: * * * My name is Joe Biden and I'm a car guy. (Applause.) I got -- please sit down. I got through high school and college and law school because my dad ran an agency. And I'm delighted to be here. I want to say something else up front: I'm standing here because, about 180 years ago, when I first got elected to the Senate, Gov -- (laughter) --   more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 19 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news gaggle by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on May 18, 2021, while en route to Detroit, Michigan: * * * MS. PSAKI: Hello, everyone. Good morning and welcome to our trip to Dearborn. The President is traveling to Dearborn today to visit the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center to see firsthand how union workers are building the future of electric vehicles right here in America. He will meet with Ford's leadership   more