(OMAHA WORLD HERALD) The Omaha World Herald reports, "For only the fourth time in about three decades, the state will scatter coal ash over the Platte River with hopes of reducing the threat of ice jams and flooding. Al Berndt, assistant director of the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, said Tuesday that officials are worried by the unsually deep and widespread snowpack in northeast Nebraska and stubbornly thick ice on the river. A crop duster will drop about 86 tons of ash over about 10 spots along the river on Thursday, Berndt said. The ash comes from the Nebraska Public Power District coal plant near Hallam. The hope is that the dark ash will absorb the sun's energy and help 'rot' the ice so it breaks up into smaller chunks and washes downstream, Berndt said."
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