LINCOLN- A series of meetings have been scheduled to gather public input and provide a progress report on the state's plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Last year, Nebraska was awarded a $3 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the Inflation Reduction Act to develop and implement a "priority climate action plan" as well as a "comprehensive climate action plan" to reduce emissions.

At the public meetings, a short presentation about the newly-created program will be presented to the public, as well as emission reduction measures brought up in stakeholder sessions held late last year. The public can weigh in on these proposed measures, ask questions, and provide comments on the proposed priority rankings of the measures created by the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy.

The sessions are scheduled as follows:

Alliance: Knight Museum, 908 Yellowstone Ave., Jan. 30, from 5:30-7 p.m.
North Platte: Mid-Plains Community College, North Campus, Rooms 105 and 107, 1101 Halligan Drive, Jan. 31, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Norfolk: Northeast Community College, Lifelong Learning Center, Rooms E and H, 801 E. Benjamin Ave., Feb. 6, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Lincoln: Location to be announced on NDEE’s website, Feb 8, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Grand Island: Public Library, Meeting Room B, 1124 W. Second St., Feb. 12, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

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