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An epic battle is unfolding in Nebraska over renewable energy. From the Panhandle to the state’s eastern edge, people have packed local meetings, filed lawsuits and flexed political power.
As the number of wind and solar farms increases, so does opposition in the rural areas where they’re being built. While more counties and townships passed restrictions in the last year, some states are responding by passing laws making it harder for local governments to say no to wind and solar.
In central Nebraska’s Greeley County, a proposed wind farm stirred so much controversy that the county moved its meetings to an old gymnasium. It’s just one front in an epic
From the Panhandle to the eastern edge, Nebraskans have organized, filed lawsuits and engaged politically to fight wind and solar projects.
It’s a high-stakes fight, with property rights, the character and economic well-being of rural Nebraska and health of the planet all at play.