Dangerous Amendment Stripped From Pipeline Safety Bill; Action Still Needed on CO2 Safety Protections

Mark Hefflinger
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Thanks to your action, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Tuesday voted to advance the Pipeline Safety Act update bill — without including dangerous language that would have criminalized landowner pipeline opposition, including refusing surveyors on your land. Thank you to everyone who made calls, and sent emails and signed letters […]
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Bold Land Justice Director Terrell McKinney Blasts Nebraska AG Hilgers Lawsuit Targeting OPPD North Omaha Coal Plant Retirement

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 9, 2025 Bold Land Justice Director Terrell McKinney Blasts Nebraska AG Hilgers Lawsuit Targeting OPPD North Omaha Coal Plant Retirement Omaha – In response to Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers’ filing of a lawsuit today against Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) regarding its planned refueling and retirement of electric generation units […]

Tell OPPD: Keep Your Promise to Close the North Omaha Coal Plant by 2026

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Sign the petition to OPPD: Close the North Omaha Coal Plant by 2026! RSVP: Register to attend the Tuesday, Nov. 18 North Omaha Community Meeting re: OPPD The North Omaha Coal Plant has polluted the air in our community for decades. While OPPD has promised to close it by 2026, the timeline has already been […]

“Under Pressure”: New Film Exposes Dangers of CO2 Pipelines, Abuse of Eminent Domain to Seize Farmland for Risky Carbon Capture Boondoggle

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 6, 2025 New Film Exposes Dangers of CO2 Pipelines, Abuse of Eminent Domain to Seize Farmland for Risky Carbon Capture Boondoggle “UNDER PRESSURE: A Carbon Capture Land Grab Threatens Rural America” features victims and first responders from the Satartia, Mississippi CO2 pipeline rupture and Iowa landowners battling eminent domain for a […]

Quote from Jane Kleeb on Trump Statement re: Keystone XL Pipeline

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Jane Kleeb, founder and director of Bold Alliance, and Bold Nebraska — the group that helped create an unlikely alliance of farmers, ranchers, Tribal Nations and citizens to stop the risky Keystone XL pipeline, issued the following quote in response to the statement issued by President Trump on Feb. 24 regarding the abandoned project: “What […]

Nebraska Water Woes: The True Cost of Carbon Capture in Nebraska

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Authors: Don Johannsen, Shelli Meyer September 2024  Contact: Nebraska Easement Action Team Download and print a PDF copy of the “Nebraska Water Woes” report SUMMIT DEMANDS OUR WATER Summit Carbon Solutions is proposing a carbon capture project located at 4 ethanol plants.  Locally, statewide and regionally, this project threatens to deplete public water resources from […]

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