Environmental Trust official assures grants will be awarded, despite pause

By: Paul Hammel

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: February 6, 2026

Words: 990

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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LINCOLN — The Nebraska Environmental Trust took no action Thursday on a request to lift a pause on lottery grant awards for conservation and wildlife groups amid worries that Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to sweep $40 million from the agency would “kill” the operation.

The Trust annually grants about $20 million in State Lottery proceeds for environmental projects, but Pillen, seeking to solve a $471 budget shortfall, wants to sweep away Trust funds to …

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