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Cattle belonging to rancher Mike Wintz stand in a pasture 20 miles north of Ashby where they were relocated to after the Morrill Fire burned much of the rangeland where Wintz’s cattle previously grazed.

In Nebraska, wildfires are turning cattle ranching into a tricky business

Nearly a million acres in the state have burned this year. One expert calls it ‘a new kind of wildfire era.’

Anila Yoganathan Extreme Weather April 9, 2026

Farmer Sid Ready looks at his wife's smart phone to check the weather radar of the approaching storm on his farm near Scribner, Nebraska in 2019.

University of Nebraska is eliminating a key climate research department

As Nebraska's weather intensifies, farmers are losing a critical resource to understand it.

Anila Yoganathan Extreme Weather January 1, 2026

Crews walk along the fire line during a controlled burn at the Homestead National Monument in Beatrice, Neb., on Friday, April 22, 2016.

Nebraska wonders which is riskier: The fires it starts, or the fires it fights

Fires have burned nearly a million acres in Nebraska this year. Are even more the solution?

Anila Yoganathan Extreme Weather May 15, 2026

Nebraska wonders which is riskier: The fires it starts, or the fires it fights

As the fast-moving blaze rolled toward Fire Chief Jason Schneider’s district in Cozad, Nebraska, he and his crew faced a...

A Nebraska utility says that its coal plant poses no ‘significant’ health threat

North Omaha residents, health experts, and two of the utility’s board members aren’t buying it.

Anila Yoganathan Climate & Energy January 29, 2026

Nebraska Public Power District’s Cooper Nuclear Station in Brownville is the lone nuclear power plant still operating in Nebraska.

Nuclear in my backyard: A Nebraska utility is skirting the public backlash that plagues wind and solar

Across the state, nuclear is getting a warm welcome in communities that typically oppose large-scale clean energy projects.

Anila Yoganathan Climate & Energy June 12, 2026

Flatwater Free Press and Grist hire Anila Yoganathan to cover climate change in Nebraska

Yoganathan will report local stories, which will be available to republish for free.

Rachel Glickhouse Updates November 10, 2025

An aerial view of a city skyline surrounded by green areas and mountains in the background.

The downballot races that could transform energy policy in Arizona and Nebraska

The energy future of fossil-fuel dependent Phoenix could be reshaped by some clean-energy advocates who just won seats on the board of a public power utility.

Marcus Baram, Capital and Main Energy April 13, 2024

Is Nebraska building a $500 million ‘canal to nowhere’ just to own the libs?

Nebraska Republicans say a new canal will keep their water from being pilfered by Colorado. Water experts say it won't really do anything.

Jake Bittle Politics June 3, 2022

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In Nebraska, wildfires are turning cattle ranching into a tricky business

University of Nebraska is eliminating a key climate research department

Nebraska wonders which is riskier: The fires it starts, or the fires it fights

Nebraska wonders which is riskier: The fires it starts, or the fires it fights

A Nebraska utility says that its coal plant poses no ‘significant’ health threat

Nuclear in my backyard: A Nebraska utility is skirting the public backlash that plagues wind and solar

Flatwater Free Press and Grist hire Anila Yoganathan to cover climate change in Nebraska

The downballot races that could transform energy policy in Arizona and Nebraska

Is Nebraska building a $500 million ‘canal to nowhere’ just to own the libs?