The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy’s Nebraska Diesel Emission Mitigation Program has announced the opening of the 2020 School Bus Rebate Program, which will use funds from Nebraska’s portion of Volkswagen State Trust to provide rebates to replace diesel school buses. Schools across the state are being notified that applications are now being accepted and must be received by Aug. 7, 2020, to be considered for selection. DWEE anticipates awarding up to 44 school bus rebates during this third year of the program.

The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Wagon Train Lake in Lancaster County. This is the first alert of the 2020 recreational season.

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

Lakes that continue to be on health alert are Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County and Kirkman’s Cove Lake in Richardson County.

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (DWEE) is taking applications for a new grant program designed to encourage the installation of ethanol blender pumps across Nebraska. Expanding motorists’ access to higher blends of ethanol will increase usage of advance biofuels and offer benefits to the state’s environment. Funding for the grants is made possible through a three-year, $3 million award from the Nebraska Environmental Trust.

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

Lakes that continue to be on health alert are Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County, Kirkman’s Cove Lake in Richardson County and Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County. Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County has been removed from the list of lakes under health alert.

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

Lakes that continue to be on health alert are Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County, Wagon Train Lake in Lancaster County and Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County. Kirkman’s Cove Lake in Richardson County and Rockford Lake in Gage County have been removed from the list of lakes under health alert.

The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Swan Creek Lake (5A) in Phelps County, also known as Willard Meyer Recreation Area.

Wagon Train Lake in Lancaster County continues to be on health alert. Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County, Willow Creek Reservoir in Pierce County and Oliver Reservoir in Kimball County have been removed from the list of lakes under health alert.

LINCOLN – Grants for the 2021 Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (DWEE) Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive, Litter Reduction and Recycling, and Scrap Tire programs can be submitted from August 13 - September 10, 2020 (4 p.m. CST). The grant term will be January 1 - December 31, 2021. Grant decisions will be announced in December 2020.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (DWEE), 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.