BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $3.4 million contract to repair a severely degraded 111 year old section of the east pier located in Rochester, New York. The contract was awarded to Dean Marine and Excavating, Inc., based in Mount Clemens, Michigan, on September 19, 2019. The contractor can begin work in June 2020 with completion expected in September 2020. The re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. Walter J. Kellett, 22, of Ironwood, Michigan, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 23, 2019. (This identification was initially published Aug. 1, 2019.) In 1942, Kellett was a member of the 17th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group when Japanese forces invaded the   more

ST. LOUIS, Michigan, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy began the second phase of in-place thermal treatment of contaminated soil at the Velsicol Chemical Corp. Superfund site at 500 N. Bankson St. in St. Louis. EPA anticipates this work will be completed in late 2021. Special equipment is being used to heat the soil and the  more

DALTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed the Duell & Gardner Superfund site from the National Priorities List (NPL). Cleanup of soil and groundwater at the site is complete, and the State of Michigan now oversees and monitors the site. "EPA is making good on its commitment to pick up the pace of Superfund cleanups so the sites can be restored to productive use," said EP  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order: In Re: First American Financial Corporation Customer Data Security Breach Litigation Order Denying Transfer Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in the Central District of California Barajas action move under 28 U.S.C. Section 1407 to centralize pretrial proceedings in this litigation in the Southern Division of the Central District of California. This litigation consists of fourteen actions pending in th  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- 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 August 2019 are listed in the table below. Some Michigan highlights were: August corn, at $4.31 per bushel, decreased $0.18 from July, but increased $0.64 from last year; August soybeans, at $8.50 per bushel, decreased $0.10 from last month and decreased   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: On September 1, 2019, Michigan corn stocks totaled 39.6 million bushels, 13 percent lower than a year earlier, according to Marlo Johnson, Director, USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. About 44 percent of the corn was stored on farms. The fourth quarter disappearance was 58.6 million bushels, compared with 56  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Winter wheat in Michigan averaged 71 bushels per acre this year, down 5 bushels from last year, according to Marlo Johnson, Director, USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Wheat was planted on 540,000 acres, with 480,000 acres harvested for grain. Wheat production was 34.1 million bushels, down 5 percent from   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Michigan's total hog and pig inventory on September 1 was estimated at 1.24 million head, up 20,000 head from a year ago, according to Marlo Johnson, Director of the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Field Office. Breeding hog inventory, at 120,000 head, remained unchanged from last September. Market hog inventory  more

CALUMET, Michigan, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Representatives from local municipalities, agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations are working to increase access to and connectivity of trails in the Calumet area. The group applied to the National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program for technical assistance in planning a cohesive trail system around and through Calumet Tow  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54299) involving the Fermi power reactor in Michigan: SECONDARY CONTAINMENT PRESSURE EXCEEDED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENT "On September 29, 2019 at 2228 EDT, during a planned swap of Reactor Building HVAC trains, the exhaust fan discharge damper for the train being removed from service failed to close when the train was shutdown, which resulted in the Technical Specification (TS) for se  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development - Michigan office issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald "DJ" LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $139 million in 56 projects to improve community facilities and provide essential services for 3.3 million rural residents in 23 states. "Modern, accessible and reliable community infrastructure, public safety faci  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (Corps), along with the state of Michigan Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE,) announces an open forum for professional services to discuss and gather information about the processes to work in and around the Great Lakes. The Corps and EGLE will host the event taking place October 17 to discuss regulatory authorities and jurisdiction, wetland de  more

WARREN, Michigan, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: Thirty Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division recently tested new technologies in a video-game environment to provide feedback for the Next Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team. "This latest experiment will provide us with an understanding of which technologies are most critical for the robotic combat vehicle to be successful in an operational environment," said Brig. Gen. Ross Coffman, NGCV CFT direc  more