Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is suing the Omaha Public Power District to try and delay or derail efforts to pull offline some units at the coal and natural gas North Omaha Power Station. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)
I was a sophomore in high school when an Omaha-based organization, Students for Sustainability, introduced me to the North Omaha coal power plant.
The group’s leader handed me a crumpled flyer in the bathroom, fighting against the roar of the hand dryers as members invited me to join the strike. The walkout ultimately brought 300 students to Memorial Park, gathered in opposition to the plant’s continued operation, including me…