Environment

Flatwater Free Press reporter Yanqi Xu discusses how Alvo's big pile of tires led to a story of toxic contamination and a cultural crisis. Xu covered the controversy in a January story for the Flatwater Free Press.

Vice Chair of the OPPD Board of Directors Eric Williams discusses Nebraska's coordinated plan to address the climate crisis by transitioning to renewable energy and becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

BNSF Railway has agreed to pay a $1.5 million settlement after an oil spill into northwest Iowa waters three years ago. In a settlement filed Thursday,…

Gus von Roenn, founder of Omaha Permaculture, discusses his journey and vision of cities teeming with permaculture gardens where neighbors gather to…

The owners of a defunct biogas plant in northeast Nebraska have agreed to pay a $1.1 million fine to the state and federal governments for repeated…

Federal regulators have ordered a Nebraska rancher and county officials to clean up a remote stream after it was deluged with enough sand and sediment to…

Bellevue, NE has been recently been designated as an official “Bee City USA,” which means it has a plan and is committed to creating and enhancing…

A new exhibition at the Generator Space, part of local nonprofit Amplify Arts, combines live performance with a gallery installation to explore the…

An exhibition at Omaha’s Generator Space looks at the intersection of clothing, the internet and the environment. Amplify Arts’ latest show…

A dust cloud from the Saharan Desert is leaving the Omaha area today. The Environmental Protection Agency ranked dust in Nebraska and western Iowa high…