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As more fuel-efficient cars and electric vehicles hit the roads, the Nevada legislature is looking for ways to make up for declining gas tax revenue that funds highway repairs. The issue came up during a committee hearing Monday on Senate Bill 191 sponsored by Sen. James Settelmeyer (R). The bill...

A resolution that would express the Nevada legislature’s support for protecting 30% of the state’s lands and waters by 2030 had its first committee hearing on Wednesday. Assembly Joint Resolution 3 (AJR3) was heard by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. Committee members asked questions and accepted comments but did not...

A Nevada state agency is seeking approval by year-end for a program to tighten vehicle emission standards and increase availability of electric cars, bringing the state’s regulations in line with those of California. The program, Clean Cars Nevada, was announced by Gov. Steve Sisolak in June. The Nevada Division of...

Federal agencies have teamed up to conduct detailed surface and subsurface mapping of a large swath of western Nevada, a project aimed at revealing sites with a high potential for geothermal energy or lithium. The U.S. Geological Survey and the Department of Energy in September announced the project, called Geoscience...

A plan to build small community solar projects and reduce electric bills for some low-income residents in Nevada is facing pushback from consumer advocates, who object to passing program costs to nonparticipating ratepayers. The proposed Expanded Solar Access Program is the result of Assembly Bill 465, passed by the Nevada...

Nevada lawmakers are planning to introduce an array of clean energy bills during the 2021 legislative session, including a measure that could pave the way for a massive expansion of electric transmission in the state. Sen. Chris Brooks | Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Sen. Chris Brooks (D) is crafting a...

[UPDATED Nov. 9 11:25 a.m. ET to reflect election results.] A measure in Nevada to enshrine a clean energy mandate in the state constitution is heading to victory, while New Mexico voters approved an overhaul of their state’s Public Regulation Commission, and Arizonans elected another Democrat to the state’s Corporation...

Although the coronavirus pandemic has sucked up most of the oxygen in this year’s presidential and congressional races, West Coast wildfires, record-breaking heat waves and more than two dozen tropical storms have also made climate change an issue impossible for voters to ignore. President Trump pledged to withdraw the U.S.

Voters in New Mexico and Nevada will make major decisions on their states’ energy futures come Election Day in November. In Nevada, a constitutional amendment on the ballot asks if the state should commit to a clean-energy future like its neighbors California, New Mexico and Washington. In New Mexico, lawmakers...