WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The National Academy of Education issued the following news on March 20, 2024: The National Academy of Education announced today that 14 exceptional education leaders and scholars are elected to membership in the Academy. The new members listed below represent a wide range of expertise in education research and policy: Catherine Bradshaw University of Virginia Angela Calabrese Barton University of Michigan Carl Cohn Claremont Graduate University Christine C  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, March 22 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: PRO: An ACI Center of Excellence for Advancing Productivity announces Jeffrey W. Coleman and Michael J. Schneider have joined the Center's Board of Directors. Both are Past Presidents of ACI. Jeffrey W. Coleman, FACI, is a licensed professional engineer, Attorney at Law, and Principal Partner of The Coleman Law Firm, LLC, Minneapolis, MN. He is a Fellow of ACI and has been an ACI member f  more

DETROIT, Michigan, March 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: The ACLU of Michigan and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP sent a letter today to the Genoa Township Clerk calling on her to reinstate all voters improperly removed from the voter registration rolls since approximately October 1, 2023. The letter describes how the clerk removed as many as 112 voters based on improper residency-related challenges, likely in vio  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, March 20 -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to recognize several professionals, groups, and companies for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. The 2024 honorees include the induction of Honorary Members, ACI's highest honor, which recognizes persons of eminence in the field of the Institute's interest, or one who has performed extraordinary   more

NEW YORK, March 21 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on March 20, 2024, by Executive Director Amanda Leland: * * * "This is a day to celebrate American achievement. The step EPA is taking today will slash climate pollution and air pollution. It will bring more jobs for workers, more choices and more savings for consumers, and a healthier future for our children. "The U.S. has leapt forward in the global race to invest in clean vehicles, with $188 billion and nea  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 20 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Recommendations offer range of solutions beyond ineffective voluntary programs * * * A new report by the Environmental Law & Policy Center offers a comprehensive analysis of how Michigan's largest livestock operations - known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations or CAFOs - contribute to polluting the state's waters and harming human health, and how the state's legal a  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: Natural gas and nuclear power lead the rest of the class in generating clean and affordable energy, according to a new national energy report card created by Northwood University in partnership with the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. "We ranked eight key energy industry sectors based on their ability to meet growing demand for affordable, reliable and clean electric generation,"  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 19 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: Michigan lawmakers should exercise fiscal restraint and refrain from spending all available revenue, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy advises. The Mackinac Center's Sustainable Michigan Budget proposal, which limits spending to no more than the growth of the state's population and inflation, seeks to ensure the state budget doesn't grow faster than the average taxpayer's ability to pay f  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, March 23 -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following news release: More than 40% of Michigan's cigarettes may be smuggled in from other states if a bill to raise cigarette excise taxes and ban flavored nicotine products is enacted, the Mackinac Center for Public Policy finds in newly updated research (https://www.mackinac.org/smokes). Currently 17.1% of all cigarettes consumed in Michigan are smuggled into the state, according to data from 2022, the most rec  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 21 (TNSres) -- The Michigan Retailers Association issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Michigan Retailers Association today reports that February 2024 sales performed moderately, landing at 48.0 on the 100-point Retail Index. The January 2024 Retail Index also came in at 48.0, indicating a flat retail economy. The 100-point Index provides a snapshot of the state's overall retail industry. Index values above 50 generally indicate positive activity, the h  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 19 -- NSF, a testing and certification organization in the water industry, issued the following news on March 18, 2024: NSF, the leading global public health and safety organization, announced today the acquisition of PSILab, Inc., a US-based advanced product testing and consulting laboratory specializing in plastic pipe, pipe materials and other polymeric and composite products. An ISO 17025-accredited state-of-the-art laboratory, PSILab, Inc. is located in Longm  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 22 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: On Wednesday, Michigan House Minority Leader Matt Hall finally broke his silence on Michigan State Representative Josh Schriver pushing the white supremacist "Great Replacement Theory," which has been used repeatedly by white nationalists to justify murderous rampage  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 19 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release: Earlier this month, Progress Michigan released (https://progressmichigan.org/2024/03/new-poll-whitmers-proposed-budget-proves-popular/) the March issue of Lake Effect, a monthly poll tracking public opinion about a variety of issues and political figures. In light of the racist conspi  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 21 (TNSres) -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release: Earlier this month, Progress Michigan released the March issue of Lake Effect, a monthly poll tracking public opinion about a variety of issues and political figures. In light of the racist conspiracy theories and white nationalist rhetoric coming from Representative Josh Sch  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 22 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Advocates rallied alongside Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in downtown Cincinnati today, before her office delivered oral arguments at the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in her lawsuit to shut down and decommission the aging Line 5 crude oil pipeline through the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes. The deteriorating 71-year-old pipeline, owned by Canada oil giant Enbridge, operates  more