Environmental Pulse

The final rule will require many public water systems to test for and treat certain PFAS in their drinking water supplies. On April 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced limits on six per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in public water systems.   PFAS are a class of synthetic, […]

Less than one week after the Nebraska Supreme Court issued an important decision for public entities in Nebraska Journalism Trust v. Nebraska Department of Environment, the Legislature passed a bill nullifying a key piece of the Court’s decision and making other changes to the Nebraska Public Records Statutes and Open […]

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) recently clarified the scope of certain clean energy tax credits.  Regulations address (1) political subdivisions’ eligibility for “direct pay” of tax credits here and (2) qualifications for the clean hydrogen tax credit here. Direct Pay of Tax […]

The Second Regular Session of the 108th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 3, 2024.  Through the first ten days of the Session, we identified and analyzed 87 legislative bills of interest.  Those analyses are at this link.  Summaries in our companion newsletter, the Dirt Alert, are at this link. As […]

The Second Regular Session of the 108th Nebraska Legislature convened on January 3, 2024.  Forty-seven legislative days remain in the session as of January 22, 2024.  The Legislature will adjourn sine die on April 18. Because this is the Second Regular Session, bills that did not pass last Session carry […]