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Federal Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday June 21, 2020 ( 6 items )  

EPA Administrator Wheeler Appoints New Members From Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas to Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
LENEXA, Kansas, June 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler is announcing the appointment of four new members from Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas to the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee (FRRCC). Established in 2008, the FRRCC is a federal advisory committee that provides independent policy advice, information and recommendations to the EPA administrator on a range of environmenta  more

Neb. U.S. Attorney Kelly, Special-Agent-in-Charge Johnson Announce Unsealing of Scam Indictments, Treasury Sanctions Against Nigerian Nationals
OMAHA, Nebraska, June 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Joe Kelly, issued the following news release on June 16: United States Attorney Joe Kelly and Kristi K. Johnson, Special Agent in Charge of the Omaha field office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced the unsealing of indictments charging six Nigerian nationals for their involvement in Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes. The schemes included individual victims and victim businesses both in Nebraska and   more

NRCS State Conservationist Derickson Issues Op-Ed on Protecting Pollinator Habitat to Boost Crop Production
LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Nebraska office issued the following joint op-ed by State Conservationist Craig Derickson and Nancy Johner, executive director of the Nebraska Farm Service Agency, on protecting pollinator habitat to boost crop production: "The next time you snack on almonds, add blueberries to your smoothie or eat pumpkin pie, thank a pollinator and thank farmers and ranchers who work hard to create and ma  more

TSA Stops Hamilton County Man From Carrying Loaded Handgun Onto Flight Out of Eppley Airfield
OMAHA, Nebraska, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: A Hamilton County, Neb., man was stopped at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Eppley Airfield on Wednesday, June 17, when TSA officers detected a .22 caliber handgun loaded with 14 bullets, including one in the chamber, tucked into his carry-on bag. TSA officials notified the airport police, who responded to the checkpoint  more

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $12.2 Million to Construct New Wastewater Treatment Facility to Protect Businesses Near Opportunity Zone From Flooding in South Sioux City, Nebraska
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $12.2 million grant to South Sioux City, Nebraska, to construct a new wastewater treatment facility that will support business growth following severe flood damage in 2019. The EDA grant, to be located near a Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Opportunity Z  more

USDA Approves Program to Feed Kids in Nebraska and South Carolina
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on June 18: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced Nebraska and South Carolina have been approved to operate Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT), a new program authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), signed by President Trump, which provides assistance to families of children eligible for free or reduced-price meals dealing with school closures. Background  more