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Rural officials tell NV lawmakers they can’t keep up with flood of proposed energy projects
Policy, politics and progressive commentary The federal push to build large-scale renewable energy projects on public lands is in full force, and Nevada’s rural counties fear they may be on the chopping block. As of June, there are over 130 pending applications to build renewable energy projects across Nevada’s public lands. Most of those projects are in rural counties, where […] The post Rural officials tell NV lawmakers they can’t keep up with flood of proposed energy projects appeared first on Nevada Current.
The 1,000th natural gas customer celebrated in Mesquite
Regional natural gas utility Southwest Gas has proudly turned on natural gas service to its 1,000th customer in Mesquite, Nevada. The Chicago Greek restaurant, located in the Brickyard Plaza, recently converted from propane to natural gas to create more flexibility when cooking and to enhance service to its customers. Mesquite...
MPD hosts Cops and Pops
The Mesquite Police Department (MPD) spent quality time with local youth as they hosted a “Cops and Pops” event on Wednesday, July 10 at the Desert Shade Apartments. The event started at 2 p.m in the heat of the dead of summer. Members of the MPD joined with community members for a fun-filled water fight and some refreshing popsicles. The activity offered away for local kids to get outside and play together in a safe way and interact with police officers in a positive light.
Summer reading in Las Vegas: Libraries, new local titles, and that New York Times list
Summer is for book lovers. And this has been a momentous summer for readers in Las Vegas. Besides all the summer programs happening at the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and the numerous book clubs happening across the valley, two notable local authors released books: author and UNLV professor Wendy Chen's Their Divine Fires and poet and UNLV emeritus professor Donald Revell's Canandaigua.
Snell receives Coach of the Year award from KFS
The first ever Bob Shively Coach of the Year award, instituted by the Kids for Sports Foundation, was won by Coach Bob Snell of Mesquite. There were a total of six nominees made for the award. Snell has been coaching youth teams for 30-years in the Clark County School District....
Biden campaigns in Nevada to shore up Latino voters’ support
LAS VEGAS (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden is campaigning in Las Vegas this week, aiming to secure shore up support among a critical block of voters: Latinos. Biden will participate in a radio interview Wednesday before delivering a speech at an annual conference of UnidosUS, a Latino civil rights organization.
Results released for toxic algal blooms testing at Lake Tahoe beaches
(FOX40.COM) — The results of testing at two Lake Tahoe beaches for harmful algae blooms may help determine the cause of a dogs death in the area over the July 4th weekend. The Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection carried out water sample collections on July 8 and July 10.
Nevada man arrested for felony menacing after brandishing gun-shaped lighter at another driver on I-70 in Summit County
A Nevada man was arrested Sunday, July 14, after law enforcement officials say he brandished a gun-shaped lighter during a road rage incident on Interstate 70. On around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a road rage incident near mile marker 209 on I-70 where a driver reportedly brandished what appeared to be a gun at another motorist, according to a Summit County Sheriff’s Office release on Tuesday, July 16.
Nuclear waste, atomic testing on tap for Nevada in Project 2025 manifesto
A victory by Donald Trump in November could revive America’s long-shuttered nuclear weapons testing program in Southern Nevada, as well as the stalled effort to bury the nation’s radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. “This is a new ballgame,” former U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan, chairman of Nevada’s Commission on Nuclear […] The post Nuclear waste, atomic testing on tap for Nevada in Project 2025 manifesto appeared first on Source New Mexico.
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