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Nevada utility delays rollout of rate plan that could hike power bills
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (188+ words) By Jason Plautz | 03/16/2026 06:57 AM EDT The new fee structure would charge ratepayers based on the 15-minute period each day in which they use the most electricity. Nevada's largest utility will postpone the launch of a new rate structure that critics…...
Geothermal firm sues to remove a Nevada toad from ESA list
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (233+ words) By Michael Doyle | 10/07/2025 01:22 PM EDT During the Biden administration, the Fish and Wildlife Service found that the Dixie Valley toad would be harmed by a geothermal project. The Dixie Valley toad is found only in the Dixie Valley in central…...
Wright says administration strikes deal for stake in Nevada lithium project
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) By James Bikales, Kelsey Tamborrino | 10/01/2025 06:50 AM EDT The venture had been under intense scrutiny over concerns that the project could be undercut by Chinese lithium pricing. Energy Secretary Chris Wright walks past reporters after doing an interview at the White…...
Interior’s restrictions have ‘frozen’ Nevada solar projects, Republican governor tells Burgum
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (227+ words) By Zack Colman | 08/06/2025 01:25 PM EDT Gov. Joe Lombardo's letter is one of the first public examples of Republican state leaders echoing Senate GOP moderates' complaints about the Trump administration's clampdown on clean power. The Interior Department's directives on wind and…...
Settlement halts BLM wild horse roundups in California/Nevada herd area
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (217+ words) By Scott Streater | 07/03/2025 01:47 PM EDT The particular herd area includes horses descended from those used by the Army Cavalry during World War I. A wild horse stands on a hillside April 24, 2023, near McDermitt, Nevada. Rick Bowmer/AP The Trump administration has…...
Greens sue to stop BLM Nevada power line across national monument
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (224+ words) By Scott Streater | 05/29/2025 01:49 PM EDT The line, approved by the Biden administration, would cross the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. A view of the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument near Las Vegas. Matthew Dillon/Flickr A coalition of…...