Advocates say proposal would protect Environmental Trust from ‘death by a thousand cuts’

By: Paul Hammel

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 658

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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LINCOLN — A parade of wildlife groups and conservationists urged state senators Thursday to prevent “death by a thousand cuts” of the Nebraska Environmental Trust by advancing a proposal to protect the Trust against cash fund raids to help the state budget.

Gov. Jim Pillen has proposed to sweep out more than $40 million in Trust funds over the next two years to help close the state’s budget shortfall, a transfer that Trust advocates said …

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