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Nebraskans Urge Better State Management of Factory Farm Animal Waste
Clean-water advocates are urging the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy to do more to protect drinking water and soil quality impacted by i…
Restoring Soil Through Carbon Sequestering Benefits Farmers, Climate
With Nebraska farmers facing runaway costs for herbicides and fertilizers this year, a new Center for Rural Affairs report suggested adopting simple …
Report: Less Than a Decade Remains for Action on Climate Change
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Less than a decade remains to avoid potentially catastrophic impacts of a warming planet, according to the latest report from top …
Moms Breathe Easier with Morgan Stanley Coal Projections
LINCOLN, Neb. -- New analysis from the financial giant Morgan Stanley projects coal will be all but eliminated from electricity generation in the U.S…
Study: Global Bee Populations on Decline
LINCOLN, Neb. -- A new study confirms mounting evidence bee populations are on the decline in Nebraska and across the globe. Researchers scoured an …
Farmers Give Conservation Program Now Open for Applications 'Thumbs Up'
LYONS, Neb. -- The Conservation Stewardship Program in Nebraska is open for applications. Jim Dallegge, a farmer and rancher in Butler County…
Trump Administration Urged to Put People Back to Work on Orphan Wells
LINCOLN, Neb. -- As the oil and gas industry braces for more pain because of falling demand and a glutted market, 31 oil and gas producing states…
Documents Show Coal Industry Knew Climate Impacts in 1960s
LINCOLN, Neb. – As court proceedings continue against ExxonMobil on claims the company misled investors about the risks of climate change…
Evidence Mounts E-Cigarettes Not Healthy Alternative
LINCOLN, Neb. – In the wake of recent reports of fatal lung illness connected with the use of e-cigarettes, including a Douglas County resident …
Nebraska Farmers, Ranchers Push for Green New Deal Policies
LINCOLN, Neb. – Agriculture is the fourth largest producer of climate pollution, and farmers and ranchers from across the U.S. have launched a …
Beekeepers Call EPA Approval of Insecticide “Illegal”
LYONS, Neb. – The Environmental Protection Agency has allowed the insecticide sulfoxaflor back onto the market, and a coalition of beekeepers …
Native, Environmental Groups to Step Up Efforts After Keystone XL Ruling
LINCOLN, Neb. – After a federal district court last week blocked construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, tribal leaders say they will step up …
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