Wildlife Management: Nebraska Game and Parks will weigh changes to the 2027 mountain lion season at its Aug. 14 meeting in Blair, with staff recommending expanding the Niobrara Unit and raising the harvest limit there while cutting limits in the Pine Ridge and Wildcat Hills units, plus tweaks to auxiliary hunting, permit numbers, application timing, and a resident limited landowner permit. Public Health & Food Safety: Qdoba is removing jalapeños after a salmonella outbreak tied to peppers from Sinaloa, Mexico, has sickened people across 27 states, with CDC reporting 345 illnesses and 36 hospitalizations so far; Nebraska is listed among affected states. Agriculture & Climate Tech: University of Nebraska-Lincoln plant geneticist James C. Schnable received the 2026 NAS Prize in Food and Agriculture Sciences for work combining AI, genomics, and genetics to help crops handle a warmer, more unpredictable climate. Water & Drought Context: A national drought and weather update notes Nebraska and parts of the Great Plains saw unusually low humidity that sped moisture loss, even as some regions elsewhere got heavy rain. Policy Watch: Clean energy nonprofits sued the EPA after Solar for All grant cancellations, arguing the move disrupted already committed funding meant to expand household solar access and resilience.