Nevada utility regulators have unanimously denied a request by NV Energy to raise the basic service charge for its Northern Nevada customers by 175 percent, instead on Tuesday awarding the utility just a fraction of its requested amount. NV Energy, the state’s largest electric utility, had sought to increase the basic service charge — the flat rate customers pay just to have electric service — by $28.80 per month for single-family residential users, while simultaneously lowering how much customers pay for actual energy use.
ELKO, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Elko District Office invites the public to provide input on the Programmatic ESR & Weeds Environmental Assessment (EA). This EA will update existing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents and will cover vegetation management work located within the Elko District, which encompasses Elko County, and the northern portions of Eureka, and Lander Counties. The 30-day public review period will open September 9, 2024, and will close October 9, 2024.
A Nevada judge has rejected a legal challenge to the state law establishing a $380 million public financing deal to build a baseball stadium in Las Vegas for the Oakland Athletics, saying the members of the teacher union who filed the lawsuit lacked standing. In a Friday order, Carson City District Court Judge Kristin Luis did not weigh in on the union’s arguments that lawmakers violated the Nevada Constitution in five ways, including a claim that it would constitute an increase in public revenue but was not passed by the constitutionally required two-thirds majority vote of legislators.
RENO — Youth from across the state will gather at the Nevada 4-H Expo to showcase the diverse skills and knowledge they have developed through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension’s 4-H Youth Development Program. The Expo, an annual celebration of the talents and achievements of Nevada’s 4-H youth, will take place from Sept. 19-21 at the 3C Events Complex in Fallon.
Greenlink West, a costly large-scale transmission line set to run between Las Vegas and Reno, received a final stamp of approval Monday from the Department of Interior. Federal officials were on hand in Las Vegas to announce approval of the transmission line, which will run 350 miles from Las Vegas to Yerington and greatly increase the state’s transmission capacity.
RENO, Nev. – Large amounts of lithium deposits discovered in Thacker Pass in the McDermitt Caldera of Nevada’s Humboldt County have resulted in plans to construct a new lithium mine and processing plant there. The venture has been touted as being very lucrative not only for the corporation, Lithium Americas, but also for the state and county. A new study conducted by University of Nevada, Reno Extension projects just how lucrative the project could be for Humboldt County and Nevada.
Nevada election officials announced the implementation of a new voter-registration and election management system last week that they said will speed up the state’s release of election results and reduce voter registration errors.
Through the end of October, eligible NV Energy customers can apply for the company’s Expanded Solar Access Program, called ESAP. The program makes tapping into solar energy a possibility at no added cost, with no solar panels required. Low-income eligible customers are guaranteed a lower rate for energy than the standard rate.
LAS VEGAS — Nevada families automatically eligible for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (S-EBT) program will receive a one-time payment of $120 in mid-September. The Division of Welfare and Supportive Services (DWSS) is partnering with the Nevada Department of Education (NDE) to determine children who will be automatically eligible.
(SPARKS, Nev.) – The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) is offering free native seeds to producers in Nevada through its Foundation Seed Program. This program helps producers diversify crops, address local plant restoration needs, and conserve water by providing opportunities to expand crop production and access new markets.
About a month after President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) — a landmark, multibillion dollar law making the biggest climate investment in American history — Lithium Americas opened the doors to its Reno-based lithium processing facility. The Canadian company began exploring northwestern Nevada for lithium — the soft, silvery element used to power batteries of electronic goods — nearly 20 years ago. By the time the law was passed in 2022, the company already had been through the federal permitting process to open a lithium mine at Thacker Pass, near the Oregon border.
(ELKO, NEV.) Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital (NNRH) has committed to funding $5,000 in scholarships for students pursuing an Associate of Science in Radiologic Sciences through the Great Basin College Radiology Program. NNRH Radiology Scholarships will be awarded to five students per year. “Radiology, or diagnostic imaging, plays a vital role in healthcare,” said Steve Simpson, hospital CEO. “At NNRH, we know just how crucial it is to have highly skilled imaging technologists on staff to meet our patients’ needs. That’s why we’re proud to support the radiology workforce of tomorrow with these scholarships.”
Ex-politician convicted in 2022 killing of Las Vegas reporter, jury sets sentence at 20 years to life
The Nevada State Public Charter School recently approved the opening of an Elko charter school that plans to use curricula from Hillsdale College, a conservative Christian private college with an outreach program “devoted to the revitalization of public education through the launch and support of classical K-12 charter schools.” Nevada Classical Academy Elko was given the greenlight to open in Fall 2025. Enrollment will start at 113 students in kindergarten to third grade, then expand to 357 students in grades K-8 over six years.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will not appear on Nevada’s presidential ballot as an independent candidate after reaching an agreement with the state Democrats, who had sued to kick him off the ballot. Kennedy suspended his campaign for president last week and sought to remove himself from the ballot in swing states — presumably including Nevada — but his campaign missed the deadline to withdraw from the Nevada ballot.