The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for a three-year appointment to the National Drinking Water Advisory Council, a federal advisory committee. More

On September 6th, #TEAMWMEAC will embark on the first Climate Ride Midwest – four days, 300 miles from Grand Rapids to Chicago! We join 200 bicyclists from across the Midwest and the country to support climate resiliency, clean energy, environmental health and active transportation!More

For Bing Goei, Jan. 9 holds a special kind of significance. It is the day that changed his life – twice.

The first time was Jan. 9, 1960, when he and his family arrived in the United States. Goei was an 11-year-old boy whose only experience with this nation was through television, watching cowboy movies with his brothers. The trip from Indonesia by way of the Netherlands would bring Goei to Michigan’s West side, setting him up for a successful professional and personal life in Grand Rapids.More

Carbon fiber is a key ingredient to our energy future. This lightweight, ultra-strong material can help make clean energy technologies more efficient, durable and reliable. To help lower the production cost of carbon fiber, the Energy Department’s Vehicles Technologies Office (VTO) established the Carbon Fiber Technology Facility (CFTC) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.More

When Mark Wallace looks out along the Detroit riverfront, he doesn’t only observe what it is now. He sees what it could be.More

Hispanic Heritage celebration returns this year at Ford Field in Detroit with a stronger lineup of keynote speakers and special event presentations. On September 11th, join the Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (MHCC), Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC), Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and Ford Motor Company for the second annual installment of Hispanic Heritage Celebration event in Detroit. This is a must attend event and the Chamber strongly encourages attendees to RSVP promptly, as registration will close on September 3rd.More

Lawrence J. Johnson, executive director of the Dearborn Goodfellows, recently presented a check in the amount of $11,000 to Henry Ford College (HFC) on behalf of the Dearborn Goodfellows. This important funding will help establish an endowment at HFC that will provide one or more scholarships annually to deserving candidates in the form of the newly-created Dearborn Goodfellows Scholarship.More

Members of the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners will spend more time interviewing candidates for the three slots the county is to fill on the new Central County Transportation Authority.More

Broadside Press, founded by poet Dudley Randall in Detroit in 1965, was the pioneering publisher of black poets who, at the time, were not getting the literary respect they deserved. As a leading force in the Black Arts Movement, Broadside enriched the national culture by publishing Gwendolyn Books, Sonia Sanchez, Audre Lorde, Etheridge Knight, and Nikki Giovanni.More