Matt Hoffmann

Sep 16, 2024 | fox5vegas.com | Matt Hoffmann

BROOKS COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV/Gray News) - Many residents moved to rural Brooks County in southern Georgia for peace, quiet and the red-dirt views of farmland. But in the last several years, thousands of acres worth of solar farms have taken over peanut and cotton farms, meaning residents now live right next to industry. Danny Sapp and Peg Howard said they have called Brooks County home for a long time and they said they’re concerned about the changes they’re seeing.

Aug 30, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Matt Hoffmann

Aug 6, 2024 | climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Matt Hoffmann

https://www.ktiv.com/2024/08/02/solar-company-goes-dark-leaving-residents-hook-thousands/By QUIMBY, Iowa (KTIV) – Hundreds of people across the Midwest are complaining about a solar company that’s gone dark, leaving some with solar panels sitting on their land but not hooked up to the grid. Even on sunny days like Friday, Quimby, IA resident Aaron Bailey said his assembled panels don’t do anything. Just to be very clear: His entire solar panel set-up is ready to go.

Jul 17, 2024 | wowt.com | Matt Hoffmann

WINNEBAGO, Neb. (KTIV) - The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is officially getting thousands of acres of land back from the federal government thanks to an act of Congress signed into law by the president. Just beyond the bluffs at the edge of the Winnebago Tribe's reservation lies prime conversation land, sprawling out from the Missouri River. Thanks to the Winnebago Land Transfer Act, which just became law, the land is the tribe's once again.

Jun 28, 2024 | wowt.com | Matt Hoffmann

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - You may have heard that a presidential disaster declaration has been declared for some northwest Iowa counties hit hard by the flooding. But, you may have questions about what that actually means. Here is some information straight from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The declaration opens up individual assistance, public assistance and hazard mitigation. But, this declaration was only made for Clay, Emmet, Lyon, Plymouth and Sioux counties.