Lancaster County Board will allow solar panels on acreage ‘outlots’ despite homeowners’ objections
Achange in Lancaster County’s zoning laws will now allow a company planning the state’s largest solar farm east of Lincoln to apply for a special...
USDA accepts more grassland CRP signup
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has accepted offers for more than 2.5 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners for enrollment through this year’s...
Standing Rock is Everywhere: The Indigenous Heart of the Climate Change Fight
This is a story of victory for the earth and of the end of the Keystone XL pipeline. It also involves the Dakota Access pipeline...
Carbon Capture from Nebraska Ethanol Plants Proposed
Big plans are being proposed to capture carbon dioxide from ethanol plants in Nebraska and pipe it away for storage. Supporters say that’ll help fight...
Monolith company to hire 200 employees, invest millions in Lincoln
This is in response to the company’s rapid growth who has its headquarters and Olive Creek production facility in Lincoln.
New analysis highlights conservation practices in Nebraska
The majority of Nebraska farms with more than 1,000 acres of cropland utilized at least one of the regenerative cropping practices of planting cover crops,...
Climate change fuels more ‘fire-prone’ days beyond U.S. West coast
Climate change is fueling conditions for more rapid growth of wildfires in the western United States - including in some places, from Oklahoma to Nebraska,...
Omaha’s Extreme Weather and the “Code Red for Humanity” Report
On August 7, flash floods hit Omaha, catching national attention and damaging businesses, cars, homes and the sewers in some parts of the city.