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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today made the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that further disaster designations have been issued for Bay and Saginaw Counties due to excessive rain that occurred from August 4 through August 22, 2012. Arenac, Genesee, Gladwin, Gratiot, Midland, Shiawassee and Tuscola Counties were named as contiguous disaster counties.
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Michigan Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin today placed a friendly wager with California Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer on the outcome of the World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the San Francisco Giants.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced support for Michigan State University to help provide business development expertise, development assistance and educational services, boosting economic development in our rural communities.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow today attended the ribbon cutting of the Blue Water River Walk project in Port Huron.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today attended the grand opening of the Fremont Community Digester, a revolutionary clean energy facility that will use innovative technology to convert food waste into bio-gas energy.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, author of the Stop Invasive Species Act that was signed into law by President Obama earlier this year, made the following statement today after the discovery of Asian carp eDNA in the North Shore Channel of the Chicago River beyond the electric barriers. Today's news follows last week's announcement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers indicating that it will not complete its plan to stop the entry of Asian carp into the Great Lakes by 2013 as Stabenow's new law requires.
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"The Army Corps of Engineers' refusal to follow the law and submit a complete plan to stop Asian carp is completely unacceptable," said Stabenow. "Temporary fixes have proven inadequate"
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Co-Chair of the Senate Manufacturing Caucus, today announced support for XG Sciences in Lansing. XG Sciences is a high-tech company developing next-generation nano-materials for advanced batteries and other applications like aerospace, appliances, automotive parts, super capacitors, fuel tanks, and sporting goods.
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U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin today announced support to help stop the spread of invasive species in the Great Lakes. Grants were awarded to Michigan State University, the Great Lakes Commission, Wayne State University and the Grand Traverse Conservation District. The grants are part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is the largest investment in the health of our Great Lakes in two decades.
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U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced critical support for Michigan farmers and producers across the state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program will provide over $1.3 million to support 25 Michigan specialty crop projects throughout the state.