Nebraska

In Omaha, the climate crisis is inspiring a series of climate strikes in the public school system and action by the city council to draft a new Climate Action and Resilience Plan. In 2022, the Omaha Public Schools and the Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges both employed the lobbying firm  of O’Hara Lindsay & Associates, Inc., which also lobbied on behalf of fossil fuel entities Black Hills Energy, Tallgrass Energy, and the Omaha Public Power District.

Students are also pressuring the University of Nebraska to divest from fossil fuels. In 2022, the university employed the lobbying firm of Peetz & Company, which also lobbied on behalf of fossil fuel companies Kiewit and Tenaska.