Nebraska students' environmental artwork to be feature in 2025 "Nebraska Don't Waste It!" calendar
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The artwork of 13 Nebraska students will be featured in the 2025 “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.
Health Alert issued for Rockford Lake, Fremont Lake No. 9 Lake, and Bluestem Lake
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| The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Rockford Lake in Gage County, Fremont Lake No. 9 in Dodge County, and Bluestem Lake in Lancaster County. Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County has been removed from health alert after being on alert last week. Samples taken earlier this week at the lakes on alert measure above the threshold of 8 parts per billion (ppb) of total microcystin, which is a toxin released by certain strains of blue-green algae. |
Nebraska Voluntary Cleanup Program overview
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The Nebraska Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) is a streamlined, results-based approach to environmental cleanup at contaminated sites in Nebraska. Through this program, property that may otherwise be considered a liability may lead to beneficial reuse and economic redevelopment.
The VCP approach
Nebraska to be awarded $307 million by EPA, largest ever received by NDEE
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| LINCOLN, Neb. — Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) have announced the receipt of a sizeable grant that will help accelerate the state’s realization of value-added agriculture and the bioeconomy initiative. The grant, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) totals $307 million – the largest federal grant ever awarded to NDEE. |
Health Alert issued for Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake
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| The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Maple Creek Recreation Area Lake in Colfax County. Samples taken earlier this week at the lake on alert measure above the threshold of 8 parts per billion (ppb) of total microcystin, which is a toxin released by certain strains of blue-green algae. |
All About NDEE: Underground Injection Control
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Since 1986, the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) has administered the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program to protect groundwater quality in the state of Nebraska.
This program regulates the construction and operation of injection wells and permits the injection of fluid into the subsurface via an injection well.
A fluid is defined as any substance that flows or moves including gases, liquids, or solids. An injection well can be any bored, drilled, driven, or dug excavation with a depth greater than its width.