LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) is offering free nitrate sample kits and lab analyses to private drinking water well owners across the state. These kits are only available for a limited time until Jan. 31, 2024.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) has completed the first round of stakeholder workgroup sessions for the Climate Pollution Reduction Planning Program.

Thank you to all who attended the meetings so far. There were more than 200 total participants during these first stakeholder workgroup sessions.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) is now accepting Preliminary Project Proposals for the Grid Resiliency Grant Program. Funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Grid Resiliency Grant Program aims to improve the resiliency of the Nebraska electrical grid and promote a clean and equitable energy economy for all Nebraskans.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy’s (NDEE) Drinking Water Program works proactively with the state’s public water systems (PWS) to ensure the water they provide meets standards set by the Safe Drinking Water Act.

But what happens if a water system’s equipment breaks? Or if a PWS’s sample indicates the water has too much of a certain contaminant?

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) Drinking Water Program is dedicated to assisting public water systems in providing safe, reliable drinking water for their consumers.

From department engineers who approve construction projects, to field staff who inspect water systems, and water specialists who monitor water testing, the department ensures that public water consumers have drinking water that meets all state and federal standards.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) will begin accepting applications for the Revitalize Rural Nebraska Grant Program on Jan. 15, 2024, with the application period closing Feb. 29, 2024.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) is continuing public outreach for Nebraska’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) planning efforts. The agency is holding a series of in-person public meetings to provide a progress update and accept public comments.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) is extending the deadline for Nebraskans to request a free nitrate sample kit and lab analysis.

Sample kits can now be requested through March 1, 2024, or until funds are expended. The free nitrate sample kits and lab analyses are offered to all Nebraskans with a private drinking water well.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy conducts an inventory of air emissions each year using reports from permitted facilities.

This inventory annually collects air emission information from major industrial sources and triennially from lower-emitting minor industrial sources. Each year, the department issues a list of facilities required to complete their reporting, and those reports are due on March 31.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) Director Jim Macy announced Feb.6 the award of $6,697,474 in grants to support 132 projects across the state that promote waste and litter reduction and recycling.