OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Nebraska Highway 12 (N-12) Niobrara East & West (Project) in Knox County. The SDEIS describes the Applied-for Project by the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT); a road rehabilitation of N-12 which incorporates an elevati  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District awarded a $1.68 million construction contract to Midwest Construction Company, Inc. of Nebraska City, Neb., on Friday, Jan. 3 for the repair of approximately 300 feet of the right bank of the Platte River approximately 1.25 river miles from the confluence of the Platte and the Missouri River. At this location, the entire depth of   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * - Secretary of the Interior, along with Governors of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming, commit an additional $156 million for recovering threatened and endangered species in the Platte River Basin * * * U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt signed an amendment to the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Cooperative Agreement, along with the governors of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyo  more