NE: Urban Planning and Transportation
Too Little Sleep Contributes to Chronic Health Conditions, Accidents
Feeling drowsy during the day isn't the only problem associated with getting too little sleep, which is the case for nearly one-third of U.S. adults…
Infrastructure Act-Funded EPA Program Sends Electric Buses to NE Schools
Students in six rural Nebraska school districts will be riding to school in new electric school buses beginning next fall. The districts were …
REDI Act: Help with Economic Development for NE Small Towns
A bill in the Nebraska Legislature would give small communities some help in applying for and administering federal grant money. Remote working …
Small NC Town has Advice for Nebraskans on Crypto Mines
As more Nebraska towns approve permits for "crypto mines," the high-speed computer facilities processing cryptocurrency algorithms, people in the …
Small Changes by NE Drivers Can Make Roads Safer in 2023
Traffic fatalities nationwide hit a 20-year high in 2022 - and they were up in Nebraska as well. Preliminary figures show fatal crashes up 15% …
Report: High Gas Prices Continue to Pad Oil and Gas Profits
As millions of Americans are struggling to fill their gas tanks, a new report shows that rising prices are padding the bottom lines of powerful oil …
Age-Friendly Community Grant Applications Now Open
AARP is now accepting applications for its Community Challenge Grant program. This year's focus is to increase investments in projects boosting …
Lawmakers Call for Coordinated Effort to Fix Affordable-Housing Crisis
Nebraska is not immune to decades of disinvestment in affordable housing, and a new measure making its way through the Legislature would create a …
Report: Higher Gas Prices Linked to Soaring Oil Industry Profits
LINCOLN, Neb. -- As Nebraskans continue to endure high gas prices, 24 of the top oil and gas corporations made nearly $174 billion in profits this …
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 …
Advocates: Biden Climate Plan Could Help NE's Redlined Neighborhoods
LINCOLN, Neb. - President Joe Biden has charged top White House officials with ensuring that communities living in the shadows of the nation's power …
ORBT Could Bring Age-Friendly Housing Options for Omaha Residents
OMAHA, Neb. -- The city of Omaha is expanding its public transit service, and if it adopts a proposed Transit Oriented Development policy, …