WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are pleased to announce that $3.85 million in 2023 federal funding has been awarded under the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program to restore sustainable populations of fish and wildlife resources, and their habitats, in the Great Lakes Basin. Sixteen research and restoration grant proposals will provide mo  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 6 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: For its efforts in establishing a more streamlined development process and overall community development vision, the City of Bay City achieved the Redevelopment Ready Communities (RRC) Essentials designation under the new RRC 2.0 framework, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced today. Redevelopment Ready Communities is a voluntary initiative which e  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for pollution prevention projects in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. This competitive grant provides funding for projects that promote practical source reduction practices, tools and training to improve human and environmental health. Pollution prevention, also known as source reduction, is any practice that red  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Today, Mar. 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is adding five sites and proposing to add three additional sites to the Superfund National Priorities List. The NPL is a list of known sites throughout the United States and its territories where historic releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants pose significant threats to human health and the environment. Pr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: * * * The comment period begins March 7 * * * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed to add Gelman Sciences Inc., which spans portions of the city of Ann Arbor and Scio Township in Washtenaw County, Michigan, to the Superfund National Priorities List. The NPL is a list of sites throughout the United States and its territories where historical releases of hazardo  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The Michigan Association of Broadcasters, Broadcast Excellence Awards, has announced "Visions of America: All Stories, All People, All Places" as the winner in the "Public Television: Use of Multi-Platform Media--Long Form" category. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) collaborated in this digital-only series with PBS Books and Detroit Public Television, who se  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Last week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a complaint in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County against Deborah Brenner, the owner and operator of an unpermitted Allegan County concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), J&D Brenner Farms. The lawsuit, filed Friday March 1st, alleges unlawful, injurious wastewater discharges in violation of the Natural Resource  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan issued the following news release: A West Palm Beach man was indicted by a grand jury for repeatedly threatening the Council on American-Islamic Relations ("CAIR") Michigan Chapter, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Ison was joined in the announcement by Cheyvoryea Gibson, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Chad Bau  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: An Ohio man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Evan Hunt, 37, of Columbus, Ohio, is charged in a crimina  more