Sustainable and Resilient Remediation
Resource
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) oversees the investigation and cleanup of environmental contamination in New Mexico, whether it originate from a spill, old industrial facilities, current operations, leaking underground storage tanks, or other sources.
http://deq.ne.gov/NDEQProg.nsf/OnWeb/LUST
Climate
Policy
Federal Disaster Declaration DR-4420-NE opened Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding statewide.
https://nema.nebraska.gov/recovery/nebraska-state-hazard-mitigation-program
Resource
The Nebraska State Climate Office is dedicated to delivering science-based climate services at the local and state level.
Wildfire
Policy
The Wildfire Control Act (WCA) was passed in 2013 in response to massive and highly destructive fires in the state. The WCA has dramatically increased the capacity of the state to reduce risk to life and property while enhancing the management and suppression efforts of wildfires.
https://nfs.unl.edu/publications/nebraska-wildfire-control-act
https://nfs.unl.edu/publications/downloads/WCA_DMEdit.pdf
Resource
The NFS aims to provide low-cost assistance, grants, and training to support the safety and missions of Nebraska’s volunteer fire departments.
https://nfs.unl.edu/fires-nebraska
Wildfire and fire weather guidance
