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Federal Tipoffs Involving Nevada Newsletter for Sunday May 28, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $4.5 Million to Nevada Through Investing in America Agenda for Cleanup and Technical Assistance at Polluted Brownfield Sites
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: * * * EPA announces the largest investment ever in brownfields communities made by President Biden's Investing in America Agenda * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $4.5 million from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of brownfield sites in Nevada while advancing environmental justice. EP  more

BLM Presents Yuba Watershed Institute With Prestigious Conservation Leadership Partner Award
EL DORADO HILLS, California, May 23 (TNSawa) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: In recognition of their leadership and dedication to conservation, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently presented the Conservation Leadership Partner Award to the Yuba Watershed Institute. The Yuba Watershed Institute was recognized for collaborating with the BLM and area residents to plan and implement ecologically based forest management tr  more

DOD Identifies Air Force Casualty
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: The Department of Defense announced today the death of an Airman who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Major Stephen Khou, 36, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died May 24, 2023, in a non-combat related incident at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The incident is under investigation. He was assigned to the 32nd Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. For more information, media may c  more

Interior Dept.: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Clean Energy Transmission Projects in Nevada
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release on May 25, 2023: The Department of the Interior today announced that it is taking the next steps toward permitting two proposed transmission projects, which will facilitate increased renewable energy development and delivery in Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is initiating the environmental review for the Greenlink North project and releasing a draft environmental impact statement for Greenl  more

Nev. U.S. Attorney: Las Vegas Resident Sentenced to Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Possession of Machine Guns
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada, Jason M. Frierson, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: A Las Vegas man was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Cristina D. Silva to 6 1/2 years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for selling machine gun conversion devices and thousands of pills laced with fentanyl. According to court documents, on or about December 16, 2021, Anthony Rivas (23) sold four machine gun conv  more