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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

Mark Hefflinger
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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

Mark Hefflinger
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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

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

Shelli Meyer
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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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Omaha World-Herald: Jane Kleeb’s Nebraska group launches new clean energy model fueled by $3 million grant

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Omaha World-Herald: Jane Kleeb’s Nebraska group launches new clean energy model fueled by $3 million grant Julie Anderson, July 2, 2024 “A Nebraska group that got its start organizing rural alliances to fight oil pipelines now is seeking to forge similar partnerships to catalyze renewable energy projects — and harvest the economic benefits that can […]
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Bold Alliance Land Justice Director Terrell McKinney Letter to OPPD Re: Pace of Clean Energy Transition in North Omaha

Terrell McKinney
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Dear Omaha Public Power District Board, I am writing on behalf of Bold Alliance to express our position and concerns regarding the future of energy production in our community. We commend OPPD’s efforts to transition to cleaner energy sources and would like to provide our input to ensure that this transition is effective and beneficial […]
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