Author: Mark Hefflinger

Boone County to Discuss Moratorium on CO2 Pipelines at May 27 Public Hearing

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Nebraskans: Sign the Letter of Support for Boone County CO2 Pipeline Moratorium The Boone County, Nebraska Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 27 to discuss a proposed moratorium on CO2 pipeline construction in the county. WHAT: Public Hearing to Discuss CO2 Pipeline Moratorium WHO: Boone County, Nebraska Commissioners WHEN: Wednesday, May 27, […]
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Bold Statement Re: Summit Carbon Solutions’ Alternate Plan to Route Risky CO2 Pipeline Through Nebraska

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 13, 2026 Bold Statement Re: Summit Carbon Solutions’ Alternate Plan to Route Risky CO2 Pipeline Through Nebraska Landowners with the Nebraska Easement Action Team will oppose Summit’s efforts to acquire land; any attempts to use eminent domain will face court challenges Hastings, NE – Bold issued the following statement after Summit […]
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Bold Nebraska’s Jane Kleeb Statement Re: South Bow / Bridger Proposal to Revive Defunct Keystone XL Pipeline Project

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2026 Bold Nebraska’s Jane Kleeb Statement Re: South Bow / Bridger Proposal to Revive Defunct Keystone XL Pipeline Project Landowners who fought 13 years against eminent domain seizure of their property for foreign oil pipeline remain opposed, along with Tribal Nations & environmental advocates Hastings, NE – Jane Kleeb, founder […]
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Press release: Rep. Khanna & Sen. Merkley Reintroduce the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 30, 2026 Rep. Khanna & Sen. Merkley Reintroduce the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act Washington, DC — Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) alongside Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act (EOR) to end the tax break rewarding the fossil fuel industry […]
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Bold Survey: What Do You Think About Data Centers?

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Pipeline Fighters and Water Protectors, You can’t even open an email these days without a little AI callout box at the top asking if you’d like it to summarize things. (Is there one at the top of this right now?) There’s a lot of hype about AI – but what I hear from folks is, […]
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Support LB 1111 to Regulate Data Centers in Nebraska

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  ACTION: Send a letter to Senators on the Natural Resources Committee. On the crucial issue of data centers, and their potential impact on our water and utility bills, Senator Machaela Cavanaugh introduced LB 1111, a bill to regulate data centers built in Nebraska, and Senators Terrell McKinney and Ashlei Spivey signed on as co-sponsors. The bill from the trio […]
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OPPD Betrays North Omaha With Vote to Keep Burning Coal

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 19, 2025   OPPD Betrays North Omaha With Vote to Keep Burning Coal Bold’s Terrell McKinney and Jane Kleeb attended the Dec. 18 OPPD Board meeting and delivered a petition with 2,500+ signature from OPPD customers Omaha – In response to the Board of Omaha Public Power District’s approval of a […]
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