Recent Research: Environment

The earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan on March 11 caused a series of explosions and fires at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant, setting off a storm of media attention and public con

Nebraska’s greatest water policy challenges are how to cost-effectively and equitably meet our obligations to Kansas under the terms of the Republican Basin Compact; how to cost-effectively and equitably meet our obligations in the Platte Basin as specified in the current Co-operative Agreement with Colorado, Wyoming, and the U.S. Department of Interior; and how to balance the needs of current and future generations as we pursue the development of inte-grated management plans under the general framework of LB962.

Executive Summary

In April 2007, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle signed Executive Order 191 establishing the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming (GTF).  The Task Force brings together members of the business, industry, government and environmental consulting communities to create a plan of action for the state of Wisconsin that addresses issues related to climate change.1