WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries is recommending $4.2 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative(link is external) funding to continue ongoing work restoring important habitat in the Great Lakes. Through this funding, partners will implement projects that support fisheries, habitats, and communities in Great Lakes ecosystems. We're recommending funding to continue the work of three ongoing cooperative agre  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Following Plaintiffs' Appeal, Coalition of 19 Attorneys General Urges Court to Uphold a Cook County Ordinance Prohibiting Assault Weapons * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as a member of a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/090624_Viramontes_Multistate.pdf) with the U.S. Court of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release: A CDC Food Safety Alert regarding an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to eggs has been posted: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/eggs-09-24/index.html Key Points: * 65 people from 9 states have gotten sick from the same strain of Salmonella. The 9 states include the 3 states where the eggs were sold - Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin - i  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: On a recent morning, a self-driving car navigated a curvy Chattanooga street by "listening" to the road's reflective lane markers. Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Western Michigan University researchers demonstrated the technology to officials with the City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County, Tennessee. The research team is setting the stage to commercialize the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: CHICAGO (Sept. 9, 2024) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore was joined by City of River Rouge Mayor William L. Campbell to highlight the completion of a $2 million cleanup to address elevated levels of lead and cadmium in soil at Belanger Park, located on the banks of the Detroit River at 2 Belanger Park Drive in River Rouge, Michigan. "Protecting communit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced multiple new political appointments and promotions today. Tadeh Issakhanian is joining GSA as Senior Advisor to the Administrator for Climate. Prior to joining GSA, he was a senior director level consultant at Deloitte focused on sustainable transportation, energy and technology implementation, where he partnered closely with the Department of   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: In combination with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Governor Whitmer's historic clean energy and climate action package has made Michigan a leader in the fight against climate change, with thousands of jobs and billions in federal funding projected by 2030. Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer highlighted a new report from 5 Lakes Energy, projecting that the historic cl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: A former Warren, Michigan, police officer was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for using excessive force against an arrestee while fingerprinting and photographing him at a local detention facility. Matthew Rodriguez, 49, pleaded guilty in March to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. According to court documents, on June 13, 2023, then-officer Rodrigue  more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Bradley Scott Heard, 46, of Havre, Montana, and Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Jonker to 180 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Heard's co-defendant,   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * AG James Co-Leads Coalition of 42 Attorneys General in Letter to Congress Supporting the Surgeon General's Recommendation for Warnings on Social Media Platforms * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general in urging Congress to implement warning labels on social media platforms as called for by the United  more

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 11 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: In a letter sent yesterday to Congress, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who is also President of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), joined a broad, bipartisan coalition of 42 state attorneys general to urge lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * Funding for the Early Career Research Program (ECRP) Supports the Next Generation of America's Scientific Workforce * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 91 early career scientists from across the country who will receive a combined $138 million in funding for research covering a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence, fusion energy, and quantum. These a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Sept. 10, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced an investment of nearly $121 million to advance research and Extension activities that aim to solve key challenges facing specialty crop and organic agriculture producers. The investment includes $70.4 million to support specialty crop production research across the United States and $50.5 million to support farmers and ranchers who grow  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 11 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: * * * Bipartisan coalition of 42 AGs support U.S. Surgeon General recommendation * * * Attorney General Bob Ferguson urged Congress today to take action on a U.S. Surgeon General recommendation to require warning labels on social media platforms. Ferguson and a bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general sent a letter to congressional leaders. The attorneys gener  more