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New EPA Standards Could Impact Omaha Produced by Perry Stoner Vehicle traffic in most places, including the Omaha metro area picks up when the temperature rises. Vacations, more daylight and other factors put more people on the road. With or without the traffic, summer heat is sometimes described as stifling. There might be some truth to that.

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Salt Creek Tiger Beetle Recovery Project Produced by Perry Stoner It has the feel of a round-up on the ranch. Armed with a butterfly net and keen pairs of eyes, a group of scientists from federal and state agencies...

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Bioplastics Produced by Grant Gerlock Recently, companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Heinz ketchup have determined that plastic made from plants, not oil, makes sense both for the environment and for business. The growing demand has meant a boom in the bioplastic industry and could mean changes to the plastic bottle as we know it.

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Healthy Farms Index Produced by Perry Stoner On a bright spring morning in eastern Butler County, John Quinn and the college students working with him for the summer are walking farm ground counting birds.

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Methane Digester Produced by Perry Stoner About half of Nebraska's farms include livestock and that industry accounts for about half of farm income. But with livestock comes potential environmental and natural resource issues like climate and water that require attention and regulation.