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Anti-Keystone Activists Can Continue WIth Lawsuit, Judge Rules

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A judge has ruled that opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska can proceed with their legal challenge to a...

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on Jun 12, 2013 at 03:21 PM

EPA Region 7 Announces Proposed Deletion of 1,154 Properties from National Priorities List at the Omaha Lead Superfund Site (NE)

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Environmental NewsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(Lenexa, Kan., June 4, 2013) - National and regional EPA officials, along with state and local leaders, gathered today in Omaha, Neb., to announce EPA’s proposed deletion of 1,154 properties from the National Priorities List (NPL) at the Omaha Lead Superfund Si...

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on Jun 04, 2013 at 01:20 PM

EPA Officials to Visit Lincoln, Neb., on June 5 for Presentation of $400,000 Brownfields Grants for West Haymarket Project (NE)

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Environmental NewsNEWS MEDIA ADVISORY - FOR COVERAGE PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY(Lenexa, Kan., June 3, 2013) - National and regional EPA officials will visit Lincoln, Neb., on Wednesday, June 5, to present $400,000 in EPA Brownfields grants to representatives of the West Haymarket Joint Publi...

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on Jun 03, 2013 at 02:50 PM

EPA Region 7 to Hold News Conference June 4 in Omaha, Neb., to Discuss New Milestone for Omaha Lead Superfund Site (NE)

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Environmental NewsNEWS MEDIA ADVISORY - FOR COVERAGE PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY(Lenexa, Kan., June 3, 2013) - National and regional EPA officials and local government officials will hold a news conference on Tuesday, June 4, in Omaha, Neb., to discuss a significant milestone in the Agency’s ...

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on Jun 03, 2013 at 01:51 PM
Coal Pollution in North Oma...

Coal Pollution in North Omaha, Nebraska: "Kids Deserve Better Than This"

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Residents in North Omaha want clean energy, not the coal pollution they're getting now.

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on May 24, 2013 at 07:50 AM

Elected Officials in Rural Nebraska Pass Anti-Keystone Resolution

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(Omaha-Herald)Opponents of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline claimed a victory Tuesday when elected officials in northern Nebraska said the project is not welcome in their county.

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on May 02, 2013 at 12:20 AM

Backers, foes flock to Nebraska for Keystone pipeline hearing

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OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Friends and foes of the Keystone XL oil pipeline have converged on Grand Island, Nebraska, on Thursday a fractious public meeting on the controversial, years-in-the-making project.

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on Apr 18, 2013 at 12:50 PM

Mixed Reaction To Keystone Ahead Of Nebraska Hearing

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A proposed Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline would run just 1,000 feet from Terri Funk's doorstep, but the Nebraska farmer and her husband...

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on Apr 17, 2013 at 05:21 PM

U.S. Plains states brace for more wild weather

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Residents of the central United States braced for a night of nasty weather on Tuesday, with high wind, rain, sleet, hail and possible tornadoes forecast from north Texas through Nebraska.

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on Apr 09, 2013 at 03:20 PM

Mary Anne Hitt: Fighting for Environmental Justice in Omaha

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Ever since President Obama invited the American public to a national climate conversation, thousands of Americans have taken him up on that offer by participating...

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on Apr 09, 2013 at 01:51 PM