WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: Targeted livestock grazing is a successful and cost-efficient method to manage cheatgrass in the U.S. western Great Plains when timed to coincide with cheatgrass growth rather than based solely on the time of year, according to a recent study (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550742424001519?dgcid=coauthor) published by USDA's Agricultur  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Legacy Cooperative faces $536K in penalties, cited for 2 willful, 22 serious violations * * * HEMINGFORD, NE Federal investigators found life-threatening hazards at a Nebraska grain cooperative, where workers faced risks of fire and explosions due to the company allowing a buildup of combustible dust and failing to maintain effective dust collection syst  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 2, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is honoring eight truck carriers and freight shippers in Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska as industry leaders in supply chain, environmental, and energy efficiency with its annual SmartWay Excellence Awards. This year's SmartWay Partner awards were announced at a virtual ceremony hosted by EPA with its SmartWay Partners, affiliate  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Oct. 17 outreach event will provide opportunity for attendees to learn more about Region 7's environmental justice efforts * * * LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 3, 2024) - EPA Region 7's Environmental Justice (EJ) program invites the public to join its quarterly Community Stakeholder Meeting that is open to all community members in Region 7, which includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and nine triba  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: LENEXA, KAN. (OCT. 3, 2024) - Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards for new and innovative green chemistry technologies, including Viridis Chemical of Columbus, Nebraska. This year's winners have developed chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the generation and use of hazardous substances, use les  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Alexander Nottingham, 5th Bomb Wing Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. - The 91st Missile Wing successfully performed its biennial Simulated Electronic Launch Minuteman (SELM) test, the first phase of testing for the Minuteman III, at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, on September 17th and 18th, 2024. "This year's SELM, named OPERATION GIANT PACE 24-2M, was conducted to e  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By Charles J. Haymond, 55th Wing/Public Affairs On May 17, 2024, the 488th Intelligence Squadron Command Language Program team was announced as the 2023 Air Force CLP of the year. Operating from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, the team supports 150 linguists by conducting annual and semi-annual language events, schedule and evaluate tests, and aid language study practices   more