CLIMATE
This bill would require some Nevada cities to better protect residents from extreme heat
| May 2, 2025
Assembly Bill 96 would require cities with over 100,000 people to adopt heat-mitigation efforts such as public water or more shade over paved areas.Trump’s Executive Orders Could Raise Energy Costs and Threaten Jobs in Nevada
| April 2, 2025
A report shows that Trump’s energy policies could raise energy costs for Nevada households by as much as $431 annually by 2035.More than a dozen NPS workers fired from Lake Mead as part of mass federal workforce purge
| February 27, 2025
The positions eliminated include park rangers, engineers, ecologists, maintenance workers, and cultural resource staff for the ninth most-visited area managed by the National Park Service. By Jennifer Solis, Nevada Current More than a dozen federal workers at Lake Mead National Recreation Area were among those fired last week as part of the Trump administration’s move […]Condena Chispa Nevada el retiro de apoyo en su pago de electricidad a familias de bajos ingresos
| January 31, 2025
Condena Chispa Nevada el retiro de apoyo en su pago de electricidad a familias de bajos ingresos.Biden admin moves to shield Nevada public lands from mining with support of tribes, local leaders
| January 14, 2025
In one of President Biden’s last moves in office, his administration has moved to protect 269,000 acres of public land in Nevada from a proposed lithium mine that opponents said would have jeopardized nearby wildlife and water for local towns and tribes. The Biden administration on Tuesday announced new protections for nearly 270,000 acres of […]Many fear help for Nevada water conservation will dry up under Trump
| January 13, 2025
Despite billions from the Inflation Reduction Act going to benefit Nevada, President-elect Donald Trump and conservative fiscal hawks may pursue a partial or full repeal once Trump takes office, according to lawmakers. As a series of wildfires in Southern California in recent days have illustrated the devastating impacts of a historic decades-long drought caused by […]
