Editor's Note: We sent out the following email to our supporters today. You can sign up here to receive email updates from Bold Nebraska.

Yesterday, Nebraska put in place an official process for siting oil pipelines. No longer can an oil pipeline come into our state without a public and transparent review.

Update on Time: We are hearing the Governor might sign the bills as early as 9:30am. We would like to see as many of us as possible fill the Governor's hearing room, which is where he will sign the bills.  That room is right in his same office in the capitol. We will hold our press event right after he is done, so about 9:45am or 10am. We will be at the capitol by 9am as well for any questions.

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We fought long and hard leading up to and during the Pipeline Special Session. Every single citizen who wrote, called, emailed, attended, and brought friends to all the different events should look in the mirror tonight and remind yourself...you are a pipeline fighter, you are a Sandhills lover, you protected our land and water. 

It is only because of our rebel alliance of ranchers, farmers, environmentalists, conservationists, young people, grandmas, professors, artists, entrepreneurs--Nebraskans--that we accomplished the impossible. We beat Big Oil.

Need your state senator's phone number? Want to help take action on the current bills going through the Unicameral? This resource page is a one-stop-shop for all you pipeline fighters and Sandhills lovers. 

Five bills have been introduced to address oil pipeline regulations in Nebraska. Committees held public hearings on the bills from November 7th-9th. Below are the two bills that are expected to pass: Senator Dubas' LB1 and Senator Langemeier/Speaker Flood's LB4. They are currently being debated by the full floor.

Senator Ben Nelson spoke about the pipeline today on a press call. With the critical importance of the pipeline and special session, we wanted to share his statement regarding oil pipeline routing and the special session.

Senator Nelson and Johanns as well as Rep. Fortenberry have met with landowners and have been asking questions about the pipeline all along the way 

UPDATE: Today's hearings were far more respectful and cordial to testifiers. We appreciate Chairman Langmeier changing the ugly tone from last night to one that welcomed citizen input. We recommend sending him a thank you (402) 471-2719, clangemeier@leg.ne.gov

Sample Letter:

It was day six of the special session, and still no sign of Governor Heineman. There was no word from him on a bill that would give his office siting authority or any of the bills for that matter.

If we needed a sign that the governor does not take this special session seriously, this was it. The governor has provided no clear guidance to state senators on what legislation he wants passed. He has not even bothered to show his face in the halls of the Capitol.

Citizens and landowners have spoken loud and clear, we want Governor Heineman and our state senators to pass meaningful oil pipeline bills during the special session and we expect--at a minimum--a bill to reroute the pipeline out of the Sandhills and out of the Ogallala Aquifer.

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