Author: Mark Hefflinger

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

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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 […]
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“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 […]
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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 […]
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Get Out the Vote! Volunteer at Bold 2024 Primary Election Events

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Volunteer to help Get Out the Vote for Bold candidates who will protect our land and water. For more details about an event, contact Stephanie Matejka: 402-314-0826 (stephanie@boldalliance.org) Friday April 26 6-8pm Friday Phone Bank, Innovation Campus Mill Coffee & Tea 2021 Transformation Dr #1350, Lincoln, NE 68508 Tuesday April 30th 6-8pm Text Bank Tuesday […]
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Feb. 1: Tallgrass Trailblazer Pipeline Virtual Meeting & Conference Call

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Tallgrass Energy recently received permission from the federal government to convert its existing Trailblazer pipeline, which currently carries methane gas across Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming, into a carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline. The scheme aims to take advantage of new federal tax credits and connect with ethanol plants to capture their carbon emissions, and pump the […]
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