The freeway that bifurcated North Omaha was marketed as an infrastructure development that would benefit all of Omaha. However, it solidified segregation, dramatically decreased Black homeownership and led to the amplification of environmental injustice. For the last two years, I have been working as a research assistant for the Omaha Spatial Justice Project. As part of that […] The post The need for environmental justice reparations in Omaha appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
Increasing sunshine and breezy winds Saturday and Sunday. Severe storm chances return Monday afternoon and evening. Meteorologist Caitlin Harvey has your latest Weather Now Forecast.
After a brief respite from severe thunderstorms, a trough will be the focal point for showers and thunderstorms again next week. The first round of storms is expected to pop Monday across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Friday's storm was traumatic for everyone involved, especially for children. They practice safety drills at school every year, but most had never experienced the real thing.