The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (DWEE) will cohost a free, in-person workshop on state and federal resources available to assist with redevelopment of brownfields sites alongside the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program (TAB) at Kansas State University and the Neligh Economic Development Office. This workshop is made possible by funding provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (DWEE) and its partners are preparing to start harmful algal bloom (HAB) sampling season at Nebraska’s public lakes.

Between May and September, the state tests for HABs at 50 public lakes (55 beach sites) each week to protect public health. HABs, also referred to as toxic blue-green algae, refer to certain strains of cyanobacteria that produce the toxin microcystin.

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy’s 2022 Clean Diesel Rebate Program is now accepting applications for agricultural irrigation pump diesel engine replacements. Applications must be submitted to DWEE by Dec. 15, 2022, to be considered.

Methane recovery will be the focus of a day-long workshop for livestock producers Feb. 19 at the York Holiday Inn in York.

The “Methane Recovery from Livestock Operations Workshop” is jointly sponsored by the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agstar, and the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD). The day-long event, which runs from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., is free of charge, but there is an optional $20 fee for participants wishing to have break refreshments and lunch.

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Director Mike Linder has announced the awarding of $1,728,655 in 74 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.

Mike Linder, Director of the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, has assumed a leadership role in a national association of state environmental directors. He assumed the position of President of the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) effective January 27, 2009.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7
901 N. Fifth St., Kansas City, KS 66101

Decision on Nebraska's Impaired Waters List

Contact Information: Kris Lancaster, (913) 551-7557, lancaster.kris@epa.gov

(Kansas City, Kan., Feb. 3, 2009) - EPA has released its decision on Nebraska's 2006/2008 list of impaired waters.

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) has $400,000 available in federal grants to reduce diesel emissions in Nebraska. NDEQ is now seeking proposals from private and public organizations who would use these funds to retrofit diesel vehicles with emission control equipment.

(Lincoln, Neb.) Gov. Dave Heineman today announced how anticipated American Response and Recovery Act (ARRA) funding would be distributed for wastewater-related projects in Nebraska. Funding decisions were made in consultation with the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee.

Note: The charts and statistics in this news release have subsequently been updated. For revised information, go to NDEQ’s Recovery pages and select Underground Storage Tanks, located at: http://deq.ne.gov/Recover.nsf/pages/LUST.