CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 19 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Jan. 18, 2024, entitled "Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Nebraska - 2022": * * * Private industry employers reported 20,200 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Nebraska in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Jason Palmer noted that this resul  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: OMAHA, Neb. - The five state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division marked an 83 percent increase in the number of fentanyl pills seized in 2023 and removed an estimated 2.9 million lethal doses of fentanyl both in pill and powder form, from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and eight counties along the weste  more

LENEXA, Kansas, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers nationwide screening levels for the first time in 30 years, impacting sites in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is lowering recommended screening levels and strengthening guidance for investigating and cleaning up lead-contaminated soil in residential areas where children  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Chad Watkins, 55th Wing Public Affairs Offutt will close the Ronald L. King Dining Facility for one year starting Feb. 1, 2024, for renovations as part of the Air Force Services Center Healthy Food Initiative, Food 2.0. The Air Force will provide Basic Allowance for Subsistence type II to enlisted Airmen at Offutt living in the dorms. The monthly payment will continue while   more