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Biden Names UNR A Technology Hub For Lithium And EV Materials

October 23, 2023 1:59 pmOctober 24, 2023 12:20 pm

The Biden administration has designated the University of Nevada, Reno, as a 2023 Technology Hub due to UNR’s core technology in lithium batteries and other electronic vehicle (EV) materials. As one of 31 Technology Hubs identified by the administration, a portion of $500 million in grants will be distributed to...

Lombardo Leads Challenge To Biden’s Sweeping Revisions to Environmental Law

September 26, 2023 1:36 pmOctober 3, 2023 8:25 am

Governor Joe Lombardo is leading a chorus of Republican Governors who are pushing back against the Biden administrations’ Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which include expanded and arbitrary environmental justice standards applied to infrastructure and energy projects. The letter summarizes that “Biden’s...

City of Reno Named the ‘Fastest Warming City’ in America

September 22, 2023 12:07 pmSeptember 27, 2023 10:51 am

In 2022, Reno was named the fastest-warming city in the United States from the Climate Center. Alaska was named the fastest-warming state. According to their study, the average temperature in the city of Reno increased by 7.8 degrees Fahrenheit from 1970 to 2022. Due to the designation, the city of...

Nevada Rangers Plow Through Burner Blockade, Arrest Climate Activists

August 28, 2023 10:38 amSeptember 4, 2023 1:39 pm

This story has been updated with a press release from the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Rangers. (see below) Anti-capitalist, environmental activists found themselves in handcuffs after Nevada rangers, with guns drawn, arrested them for “trespassing on tribal land” after the group caused a traffic jam spanning several miles on a...

Exclusive: NRCC Launches NV Campaign Targeting Democrats Over Skyrocketing Gas Prices

August 22, 2023 6:00 amAugust 23, 2023 12:49 pm

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has announced a targeted nationwide billboard and digital advertising campaign that includes Nevada Reps. Dina Titus, Susie Lee and Steven Horsford, holding them accountable for skyrocketing gas prices. Respectively, the hybrid billboard and digital advertising campaign will appear in close proximity to gas stations...

Rural Counties Approved For Federal Funding After Major Disaster Declaration

April 28, 2023 12:06 pm

After a series of winter storms caused over $10 million in damages in Nevada, Governor Joe Lombardo declared a State of Emergency back in March and urged the Biden Administration to issue a Major Disaster Declaration for Nevada. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen, along with Congressman Steven Horsford...

Senator Cortez Masto Encourages Bipartisanship In Address To Nevada Legislature

April 12, 2023 7:55 amDecember 16, 2023 2:44 pm

During a brief address to the Nevada Legislature and Governor Joe Lombardo, Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto encouraged bipartisanship to lead the clean energy economy in Nevada in order to do “everything we can do for our working families and businesses.” “Nevada is at the forefront of leading the innovation...