LINCOLN- A week after the AltEn ethanol plant was ordered to shut down, they reported an accidental leak from its facility after a frozen pipe burst that contained stillage and cattle manure. State environmental officials are monitoring the situation as concerns about wastewater discharge and pollution of air, water and land. The spill is just the most recent problem with the plant, but all leftovers from AltEn will be disposed of by March 1st.

All the bees in colonies on a UNL campus have died, which can show connections to insecticides which would have been released by the plant.

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