OMAHA, Nebraska, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: Staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District will be available Dec. 6, 2023, from 12-3 p.m. Mountain Time or 1-4 p.m. Central Standard Time for a virtual meeting with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe communities regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Dakota Access, LLC's request for an easement under the Mineral Leasing Act for the Dakota Access Pipeline. T  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2023: U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced the continued expansion of its public-private partnership which allows for the reimbursement of additional travel and trade inspection services at ports and airports. CBP reaches agreements with private stakeholders and governments who reimburse CBP for overtime and additional support services. Und  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release: Indian Affairs announced the award of nearly $2 million in Indian Child Welfare Act grants to 10 Tribal organizations to help support off-reservation Indian child and family service programs, which provide services intended to stabilize American Indian and Alaska Native families and Tribes, prevent the breakup of families, and ensure that the permanent removal of an American I  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: A Nebraska attorney was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for filing false individual income tax returns. Thomas Campbell, of Bennington, pleaded guilty on July 27 to one count of filing a false tax return. According to court documents and statements made in court, between 2014 and 2018, Campbell, a licensed attorney since 2011, was the owner and manager of TLN Law, a solo-  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Today, the Department of the Interior announced that it has provided more than $468 million in fiscal year 2023 from President Biden's Investing in America agenda to reduce wildfire risk, mitigate impacts and rehabilitate burned areas across the country. The influx of funding has allowed the Department to accomplish fuels management projects on over 2.5 million acres of land in fiscal year 2023, a 30 p  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Kansas City District issued the following news release: Officials will host an open house on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, to provide information about the Former Nebraska Ordinance Plant. The open house will be hosted by the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and project personnel will be available to provide and interpret groundwater sampling results and other site data. There will be a brief informational prese  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 1 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Attorney General Alan Wilson led a multistate coalition of 18 states defending religious liberty. A church in Washington state was unlawfully forced to provide health insurance to its employees that covered abortions and abortion-inducing drugs. The First Amendment protects religious institutions' "autonomy with respect to internal management decisions that are essential to the ins  more