DEARBORN, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins all peace-loving people across the world in calling on Israel to immediately halt its attacks on Gaza and calls on all parties to comply with the ceasefire. We condemn the killing of children. It is against international law to target noncombatants. AHRC condemn all violence against noncombatants. Gaza has been under a brutal siege for the past more PR

DEARBORN, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- The American Human Rights Council issued the following news release: The American Human Rights Council (AHRC-USA) joins the nation in condemning the killing of four persons of Muslim faith in Albuquerque. While motive has not been confirmed, the killings appear motivated by the religion of the victims. AHRC extends its condolences to the families of the victims and urges caution. AHRC commends the swift action taken by the local, state, and federal authorities.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNStalk) -- The American Tort Reform Association issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2022: * * * A Federal Magistrate Judge in the U.S. Eastern District Court of Michigan declared a mistrial after a jury convened in good faith and could not reach a decision in the civil trial against two engineering companies that conducted testing after the Flint water contamination in 2014. Statement from American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) President Tiger Joyce: "Today's d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (TNSreact) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: A Michigan company known for releasing toxic chemicals into air and water is under criminal investigation after spilling "several thousand gallons" of liquid contaminated with the cancer-causing hexavalent chromium into the Huron River. Tribar Manufacturing, which produces decorative trims for cars , has in the past discharged the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS into the river, leading t more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2022: Michigan remains in the bottom half of states for child well-being, according to the 2022 KIDS COUNT(R) Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how children and families are faring. This year's Data Book emphasizes that children in Michigan and across the country are in the midst of a mental health crisi more PR

MILFORD, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- Clean Water Action issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2022: Following a devastating spill of several thousand gallons of hexavalent chromium from Tribar Manufacturing that reached the Huron River, dozens of concerned citizens, lawmakers, and activists gathered at Heavner Canoe Rental on Wednesday to address the need for state action to hold polluting corporations accountable. "I've been part of the Huron River all my life- from visiting grandparents in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture issued the following news release: Recently, NASDA hosted a significant training session at one of Michigan State University's research farms. NASDA and its development team, made up of food safety and horticulture specialists from five land grant universities, instructed other state food safety, agricultural and extension specialists on not only how to spot food safety risks on the farm, but also how to communi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNStalk) -- The National Coalition for Public School Options issued the following agency statement on Aug. 8, 2022: "Today's lawsuit filed by charter schools in Michigan and Ohio rightly challenges the Biden Administration's decision to limit important educational options for families who want to decide what public school is best for their children. As parents of charter school students, we remain concerned that U.S. Department of Education's new regulations are incredibl more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The Entomological Society of America issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2022: The Governing Board of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) has elected nine new Fellows of the Society for 2022. Election as a Fellow of ESA acknowledges outstanding contributions to entomology in research, teaching, extension and outreach, administration, or the military. The entomologists named 2022 Fellows of the Entomological Society of America are: * Whi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 9 (TNSreact) -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: A coalition of charter schools in Michigan and Ohio have teamed up in a federal lawsuit to challenge the Department of Education's illegal rule that punishes successful charter schools nationwide. In 2015, with bipartisan support, Congress expanded the federal Charter Schools Program and appropriated hundreds of millions of dollars for annual grants to increase the number of high-quality ch more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 11 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news on Aug. 10, 2022: The UAW celebrates the release of Youn Taeg-gun, First Vice-President of South Korea's largest trade union confederation, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). On August 5, 2022, the Seoul Central Municipal Court ruled that there was no legal justification to continue to hold Brother Youn. He was released after 94 days in detention just over a week after UAW Convention delegates si more PR

MANKATO, Minnesota, Aug. 10 (TNSrpt) -- The Specialty Soya and Grains Alliance issued the following news: This monthly feature from SSGA's Agronomy Action Team highlights growing conditions for Identity Preserved crops from different regions around the country. Thanks to the states/regions that contributed this month. If you would like to contribute, please get in touch with David Kee or Shane Frederick. You should also follow David Kee on Twitter for some of the latest, most-interesting inform more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Travel Association issued the following news release: More than 1,000 travel leaders gathered in Grand Rapids, August 6-9, for the U.S. Travel Association's Educational Seminar for Tourism Organizations (ESTO), the nation's premier learning and knowledge-sharing event for destination marketing professionals. ESTO annually brings together tourism professionals from across the United States for three days of focused educational sessions on emerging tre more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 13 (TNStalk) -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2022, by President Ray Curry: * * * On August 9th, I had the honor of attending the White House signing ceremony for the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. The new law signed by President Biden invests $52 billion to bolster U.S. semiconductor production with two billion being prioritized for vehicle, defense, and parts manufacturing. It also puts us in a position to ensure we have the  more PR