CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 23, 2023, entitled "Fatal Work Injuries in Nebraska - 2021": Fatal work injuries totaled 39 in 2021 for Nebraska, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Nebraska was down from the previous year. (See chart 1.) Fatal occupational  more

LENEXA, Kansas, Feb. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11,868,000 to Nebraska from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure through this year's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The funding will support Nebraska communities in upgrading essential water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure that protects public health and treasured water bodies. Nearly half of th  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: Airmen from the 55th Wing participated in an Ability to Survive and Operate rodeo at Offutt Air Force Base Feb. 10, 2023. An ATSO rodeo is designed to refresh and instruct Airmen on the skills needed to accomplish the mission during contingencies both at home station and deployed, including remote and contested environments. "This is just the beginning for us as we look to buil  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Barry (DDG 52) conducted a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise in the Sea of Japan Feb. 22, alongside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Atago-class guided missile destroyer JS Atago (DDG 177), and Republic of Korea Navy destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991). This exercise enhances the interoperability of our collective forces and   more