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Nebraska law officers discuss pipeline security

May 2, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

LINCOLN, Neb. Nebraska law officers have been discussing security arrangements for construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, even though it hasn’t been given a final federal blessing. Continue Reading

Keystone XL backers, foes convening in Nebraska

April 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) Opponents and supporters of a massive Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline converged on a snowy Nebraska town Thursday for what could become a pivotal moment for the project.
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Keystone XL backers, foes convening in Nebraska

April 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. Opponents and supporters of a massive Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline converged on a snowy Nebraska town Thursday for what could become a pivotal moment for the project. Continue Reading

Nebraska’s Niobrara River 10th on endangered list

April 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic

The American Rivers conservation group announced Wednesday that the nearly 570-mile-long river was 10th on the 2013 list. The Colorado River led the list.
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Keystone XL opponents in Neb. circulating petition

April 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

LINCOLN, Neb. Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska are circulating a petition to try to halt the project. Continue Reading

Nebraska body ID’d as that of South Dakota man

April 4, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Investigators had difficulty finding relatives so his identity could be verified through genetic testing.
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As odds grow long, opponents move to stop pipeline

March 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

MARTELL, Neb. With a sense of grim determination, a group of unlikely allies has begun gathering at kitchen tables, in churches and along fence rows here to plot what could be the final battle in the four-year conflict over the Keystone XL pipeline. Continue Reading

Whiteclay alcohol sales dropped again in 2012

March 15, 2013 in The Daily Republic

A year-end report by the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission says the town’s four beer stores saw a 10 percent decline in beer sales.
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Nebraska utility says pipeline power won’t be done in 2014

February 18, 2013 in The Daily Republic

COLUMBUS, Neb. (AP) A Nebraska utility says the new route for a proposed oil pipeline that would carry Canadian crude oil through the state will delay work on electric transmission lines for the pipeline.
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Nebraska responds to lawsuit opposing pipeline law

January 31, 2013 in The Daily Republic

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska says a law that establishes a review process for a proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline is constitutional.
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