- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit to keep OPPD’s North Omaha plant running on coal.
- Neighbors say coal pollution continues to harm their health and community.
- OPPD delayed a key vote as it reviews the lawsuit and long-term energy plans.BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
I’m Melissa Wright at the North Omaha Power Plant—where neighbors are still questioning whether OPPD will keep its promise to shut the plant down, especially after a new lawsuit filed by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers seeks to force the utility to keep burning coal.
The North Omaha Station is slated to end coal operations in 2026.
“It’s a community issue — it’s also a neighbor and health issue,” said Charlene Potter, who has lived in North Omaha for more than 40 years…