“Monday marks a dark day among those of us who believe in us in working with allies to share the burden of solving tough problems—especially a climate crisis that demands a World War II-style mass mobilization before it’s too late.”

Those are the words of former U.S. s...

So…just who is this Greta Thunberg..? If you don’t know her already, you soon will know her as a 16-year old Swedish student who is speaking with a powerful voice to the whole world to wake up and deal with climate change while there’s still time. Her message; “our hou...

Most have heard the proverb, “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me”. Literally, this means after being tricked once, one should learn from one's mistakes and avoid being tricked in the same way again. 

One of the more significant tricks impacting human...

The Nebraska Elder Climate Legacy group (ECL) thanks Senator Timothy Gragert for his leadership and tenacity in steering LB 243 the healthy soils bill through the Legislative process. This legislation now law, creates a task force of 15 voting and 2 non-voting members...

 In mid-March, Nebraska became the latest part of the world to experience a devastating natural disaster as a bomb cyclone tore and flooded more than 70 of the 93 counties. The dollar estimates of $1.3 billion of destruction continue to mount, while not even factoring...

The 2019 Nebraska Legislature will be addressing climate-related bills.

LB243, creation of the Healthy Soils Taskforce has been introduced by Sen. Gragert. The charge of the taskforce is to develop a comprehensive action plan to coordinate efforts in carrying out a hea...

No raging fires, coastal storm surges, or hurricanes in Nebraska.But changing climate and greater weather extremes here for us in heartland just the same. And they do carry important implications for us today and into the future.

The Federal Government released the 4th...

Weather in the northern Great Plains, which include Nebraska, has long presented big challenges. Winters bring snow and ice. Tornadoes storm across the landscape. The semi-arid climate in western counties puts stress on the water supply, and conditions worsen when drou...

Despite warnings from numerous sources (including a 2014 report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Nebraska has been complacent about planning for climate change.

Given its agriculturally based economy with its sensitivities to weather, Nebraska should heed the w...

It is time for Nebraska to prepare for climate change. Donald Wilhite wrote an opinion article for the Omaha World-Herald pertaining to the impact of climate change. He states that climate change will "result in significant changes in evaporation rates, soil moisture a...