The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE), in cooperation with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), has grant funds available for public child care facilities, preschools and elementary schools across the state to sample for lead in their drinking water. Sampling will begin Sept. 1 and end in April 2021.

The state has issued health alerts for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Rockford Lake in Gage County and Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County.

Wagon Train Lake in Lancaster County continues to be on health alert. Swan Creek Lake (5A) in Phelps County, also known as Willard Meyer Recreation Area, has been removed from the list of lakes under health alert.

The state has issued health alerts for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Calamus Reservoir in Loup County, Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County, Johnson Lake in Dawson and Gosper counties, Kirkman’s Cove Lake in Richardson County and Oliver Reservoir in Kimball County.

Wagon Train Lake in Lancaster County, Rockford Lake in Gage County and Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County continue to be on health alert.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy Director Jim Macy announced Aug. 28 that the state is awarding approximately $2 million in rebates to schools across Nebraska to aid in the replacement of older diesel school buses.

The funded projects include 45 public school districts and one bus contractor serving a public school district. Each project will replace one older diesel bus with a new bus with much lower emissions. A list of grant recipients is below.

The artwork of 12 Nebraska students will be featured in the 2021 “Nebraska: Don’t Waste It!” environmental calendar. The statewide contest is sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) and focuses on the importance of waste reduction, recycling and litter cleanup.

The state has issued health alerts for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Pawnee Lake (both east and west beaches) in Lancaster County and Swan Creek Lake (also known as Willard L. Meyer Recreation Area) in Saline County.

Wagon Train Lake in Lancaster County and Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County continue to be on health alert. Kirkman’s Cove in Richardson County and Rockford Lake in Gage County were removed from the list of lakes on health alert.

The state has issued health alerts for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Lancaster County, Iron Horse Trail Lake (Wildlife Management Area) in Pawnee County, Kirkman’s Cove Lake in Richardson County and Bluestem State Recreation Area in Lancaster County.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) will present a Hazardous Waste Compliance webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, at 11 a.m. This seminar is intended for any facility that generates hazardous waste in the State of Nebraska. It will provide information for professionals involved in hazardous waste management and will address the specifics of waste determinations. The seminar is also open to the general public.

The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Calamus Reservoir in Loup County.

Lakes that continue to be on health alert are Swan Creek Lake 5A (also known as Willard L. Meyer Recreation Area) in Saline County, Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County and Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County. Lakes removed from the list are Wagon Train Lake in Lancaster County and Kirkman’s Cove Lake in Richardson County.

Two lakes have been removed from the list of lakes under health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae: Calamus Reservoir in Loup County and Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County.

Lakes that continue to be on health alert are Swan Creek Lake 5A (also known as Willard L. Meyer Recreation Area) in Saline County and Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County.