Many Nebraskans still under threat of high nitrate in drinking water, report finds
In 2023, nearly 29,000 households scattered across rural Nebraska received postcards instructing them how to get their drinking water tested, free of charge, for a harmful contaminant state ...
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Ogallala Aquifer levels declining in parts of western Kansas
The Kansas Geological Survey says a rise in irrigation coupled with prolonged drought conditions have led to a substantial ...
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What Happens to the U.S. Midwest When the Water's Gone?
But the aquifer’s heart is at greatest risk of depletion. This overstressed zone runs the width of the Texas Panhandle north 450 miles, from Lubbock to the Kansas-Nebraska state line.
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Legislative Committee hears Pillen-backed plan to merge departments
BEATRICE – Governor Jim Pillen was among those testifying Thursday on his plan to merge the Nebraska Department of Natural ...
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Ogallala Aquifer depletion focus of meeting in Kansas
Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. Some estimates indicate the aquifer is rapidly depleting, and in 50 years, 70% of it will be diminished. In Kansas, the Ogallala covers ...
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Colorado AG renews vow to protect South Platte from Nebraska
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser renewed his vow Thursday to use whatever legal means possible to fight Nebraska’s ...