CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a hazardous-waste cleanup at the Vincent's Marathon site, 6674 M-30, Edenville, Michigan. At the state of Michigan's request, EPA will remove 55-gallon drums and small containers of hazardous waste including benzene, perchloroethylene, and chlordane from the former gas station and auto repair shop. EPA anticipates that the cleanup w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: * * * Comments on the proposed settlement will be accepted until February 26 * * * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed $5.4 million settlement with The Dow Chemical Co. to recover costs for EPA's cleanup work at the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River & Bay Superfund site in Midland, Michigan. EPA began a 30-day public comment period today. In 1897, the 1,900-a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $384.4 million in federal funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for expanding and improving the nation's ferry service in communities across the country, as well as accelerate the transition to zero emission transportation. This funding   more

DETROIT, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: A Detroit man who photographed his sexual assaults of a young child and forced an adult to engage in prostitution was sentenced to life in prison, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Detroit Special Agent in Charge Angie Salazar announced Tuesday. Salazar was joined in the announcement by United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison and Michael Patton, Chief  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- 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 996 million pounds of milk during December, up 1.1 percent from a year ago, according to Marlo D. Johnson, Regional Director of the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Production per cow in Michigan averaged 2,305 pounds for December, 35 pounds above December 2021. The dairy h  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Great Lakes Regional Field Office issued the following news release: The United States Department of Agriculture is urging farmers to complete the 2022 Census of Agriculture by its February 6 deadline. USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has sent the 2022 Census of Agriculture to nearly 3 million ag producers across the country. Survey codes for responding secur  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Retirement Benefit Plan of GCIU Detroit Newspaper Union 13N with Detroit Area Newspaper Publishers (Detroit Newspaper Union Plan). The plan, based in Warren, Michigan, covers 563 participants in the printing   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the supplemented application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Graphic Communications Union Local 2-C Retirement Benefit Plan (GCU 2-C Plan). The plan, based in Warren, Michigan, covers 535 participants in the printing industry. Plans that applied for and received SFA u  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 26 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2023: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in parts of Michigan and Wisconsin for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations for losses due to drought from April 28 through Oct. 15, 2022  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 27 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2023: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are available in Michigan for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations for losses due to frost and freeze from April 26 through June 5, 2022. The declarat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The White House sent the nominations of 89 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * - Gerald H. Acker, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, vice Jane L. Corwin, resigned. - Dante Quintin Allen, of California, to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education, vice Mark Schultz. - Elizabeth Allen, of New York, to be Und  more