Nebraska utility turns to nuclear power to avoid backlash faced by wind and solar projects
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Anila Yoganathan
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This article, a partnership between Grist and The Flatwater Free Press, explores how a Nebraska utility is pursuing nuclear energy as an alternative to wind and solar, which have faced significant local backlash and NIMBY opposition. It contrasts the public resistance to wind turbines in rural Nebraska with the relatively muted response to nuclear power proposals, examining the dynamics of energy politics in the state.
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· 2 pulledApplause echoed through the halls of the Gage County courthouse. The county board had just approved new, more stringent wind energy regulations, and the overflow crowd of residents couldn't contain themselves.
Few in the crowded courthouse that day in September 2020 beamed brighter than Larry Allder. The Cortland-area resident helped lead the yearslong charge against wind energy's loo
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