Monthly Archives: September 2015

Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) issued the following statement today after a new study by medical professionals found that more infants and children are being found with elevated levels of lead in their blood since the city of Flint switched its water source

Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) issued the following statement today after a new study by medical professionals found that more infants and children are being found with elevated levels of lead in their blood since the city of Flint switched its water source

Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-05) today, as part of his continued efforts to get answers regarding recent lead levels recorded in the city of Flint’s water system, met with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Lansing

The need for a Michigan-first energy plan to ensure reliability and protect customers is increasingly urgent in light of a new Michigan Agency for Energy report that 25 coal units in the state have or will shut down by 2020 due to age and current EPA regulations. The units include Consumers Energy’s 7 oldest coal plants which are shutting down by April 15, 2016

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency in Wyandotte will receive a $637,122 grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue their work providing housing and other services to homeless and low-income veteran families. The grant is awarded through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program.

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that the University of Michigan will receive eight awards worth $11,309,467 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct research in a variety of academic areas

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the DTE Energy Foundation today announced the award of grants totaling $159,825 to 41 communities in Michigan for local tree-planting projects. Grants awarded under this program will be used to help purchase approximately 2,000 trees of various species and sizes to be planted this fall or next spring

A Chinese bearing manufacturer will invest nearly $26 million to establish a new U.S. headquarters and technical center in Northville Township, creating 125 jobs, Gov. Rick Snyder said Monday after returning from an eight-day investment mission to China