Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Director Mike Linder has announced the awarding of $1,499,901 in 59 grants for litter cleanup, recycling, and public education programs and activities. Funds for the Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant Program are generated from a fee charged to certain manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers of products that commonly contribute to litter.

Sept. 19, 2017 – The Nebraska Safety Council is holding a two-day conference and trade show on October 11 and 12 in Lincoln at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel. The conference will cover safety, wellness and environmental topics. The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has been involved in the conference planning and will have two speakers participating in conference sessions. For more information or to register, go to the conference page of the Safety Council website.

Governor Pete Ricketts has designated the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) to administer funds allocated to the state from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust. NDEQ will now begin seeking input from the public on the development of a plan to best use these funds to benefit Nebraska. Nebraska is expected to receive approximately $12.25 million from the VW Trust.

Feb. 18, 2011 -- The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has scheduled a public hearing in Lincoln on March 22 regarding the proposed issuance of a Pesticide General Permit.

The public hearing will be at 2 p.m. at the Nebraska State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South, Room A, Lower Level. The hearing will be preceded by an informal public information session, from 1:30 to 2 p.m. at the same location.

The Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) has scheduled the third meeting of the statewide LB1101 Solid Waste Management Study Advisory Committee on October 10h in Kearney. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at the Fairfield Inn and Suites, 510 Talmadge St., Kearney, and the public is welcome to attend.

Some Guidelines On Ways to Protect Our Groundwater

As part of National Ground Water Awareness Week (March 6-12), the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality is joining the Ground Water Protection Council and the National Ground Water Association in providing some useful guidelines on ways we can protect our ground water resources.

Two meetings have been scheduled in mid-October to discuss solid waste issues in Nebraska and seek public input as the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) develops a report to present to the Nebraska Legislature. Meetings will be held Oct. 17 in Bridgeport and Oct. 19 in Lincoln.

LB1101, passed in the 2016 legislative session, directs NDEQ to prepare a study to examine the solid waste management programs implemented by the Department.

March 10, 2011 -- The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality has sent invitations to schools across the state, seeking students’ entries for the 2012 “Nebraska: Don’t Waste It” environmental calendar. The contest is open to all Nebraska students from grades K through 12, and the submission deadline is April 15, 2011.

Two meetings have been scheduled in mid-October to invite public discussion of the development of a plan to use funds allocated to the state from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust. Meetings will be held Oct. 16 in Lincoln and Oct. 18 in North Platte.

Oct. 3, 2017 -- NDEQ is restructuring and standardizing Conditions I and II in air quality construction permits (CP), air quality operating permits (OP), and the accompanying fact sheets. These changes are intended to unify permit conditions and streamline the CP and OP permitting processes. The draft restructured conditions and fact sheet language can be found at the bottom of this webpage.