LINCOLN - A status hearing on a state of Nebraska lawsuit against a former ethanol plant in Mead that stockpiled and spread solid and liquid materials contaminated with pesticides was delayed late last month to the middle of 2025.

Saunders County District Court Judge Christina Marroquin continued the state's lawsuit against AltEn on Nov. 20, agreeing that doing so would give both sides more time to move cleanup efforts forward."A stay would allow the parties to continue confidential settlement discussions without costly litigation and while remediation continues," Marroquin wrote in the Nov. 20 order.

It's the second time this year Marroquin has granted a continuance in the lawsuit filed in 2021 against AltEn, which used pesticide-coated seeds to make ethanol.

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