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By The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) The federal government must pay some landowners along the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused by changes the Army Corps of Engineers made to the river to protect endangered species, a judge has ruled. The ruling this week by Senior Judge Nancy Firestone, with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, could cost the government millions of dollars and increase the cost of protecting endangered species, The Omaha World-Herald reported. “This is a big deal,” said Anthony Schutz, an associate law professor at the University of Nebraska. “The potential liability could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars depending upon how many people are included.” ....
SPM NEWS 12.17.20 - 5:04PM It’s unclear why Iowa will receive fewer doses of coronavirus vaccine than initially promised by the federal government. But the state is moving ahead with plans to relax restrictions beginning Thursday even while reporting nearly 100 additional deaths. The Iowa Department of Public Health released a statement Wednesday evening saying the state’s allocation would be reduced by up to 30%. The statement noted distributions were also being lowered to other states. The agency didn’t explain why the allocation would be smaller. State officials didn’t respond to a question Thursday about the matter. Iowa reported an additional 97 deaths on Thursday as the state’s death toll increased to 3,451. More than 262,000 have tested positive for the disease, including 70 more in Woodbury County. There have been 151 deaths in Woodbury County. Hospitalizations locally have fallen to 59 after a high in the triple digits two weeks ago ....
Dec 17, 2020 4:16 PM EDT OMAHA, Neb. (AP) The federal government must pay some landowners along the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused by changes the Army Corps of Engineers made to the river to protect endangered species, a judge has ruled. The ruling this week by Senior Judge Nancy Firestone, with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, could cost the government millions of dollars and increase the cost of protecting endangered species, The Omaha World-Herald reported. “This is a big deal,” said Anthony Schutz, an associate law professor at the University of Nebraska. “The potential liability could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars depending upon how many people are included.” ....
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