Senate Finance Committee Hears Voter ID Amendment to AB499 Just Days Before Session Ends
Advocates and Community Members Oppose both the Merit and the Strategy Behind the Amendment CARSON CITY – Today, Nevada lawmakers heard a major proposed amendment to AB499. The amendment would require Nevadans voting in person to show ID before they can vote, or for mail ballots to include certain identifying numbers. The measure follows the initial […]
Ahead of Summer, NV Energy asks PUC to raise energy bills for Southern Nevadans
Following Overcharging Investigation, CEO Resignation, the utility monopoly asks for rate increases and demand charges NEVADA – Nevada Conservation League will join our members to challenge NV Energy’s rate increase request during the General Rate Case Consumer Session, on Wednesday, June 4th at 6 p.m. at the Clark County Government Center, 500 S. Grand Central […]
Dos reformas bipartidistas que reducen las facturas de los servicios públicos y protegen a las familias de la energía NV están a un paso de convertirse en ley
Tras la investigación sobre las sobrefacturaciones de NV Energy y la dimisión de su director ejecutivo, los proyectos de ley AB458 y AB452 vuelven a la Asamblea CARSON CITY – Hoy, en un claro paso para hacerles rendir cuentas a las empresas de servicios públicos y dar alivio a los habitantes de Nevada que están […]
Two Bipartisan Reforms Lowering Utility Bills, Protecting Families From NV Energy Are One Step Closer to Becoming Law
Following NV Energy Overcharging Investigation and CEO Resignation, AB458 and AB452 Head Back To The Assembly CARSON CITY — Today, in a clear step toward holding utilities accountable and delivering relief to struggling Nevadans, the Senate joined the Assembly in passing two bipartisan bills: AB458 (Solar-Powered Affordable Housing) and AB452 (Fuel Cost Sharing). These bills […]
Alarming House GOP Budget Plan Rips Healthcare & Food Assistance from Nevadans
The Plan Raises Costs While Giving Trillions in Tax Breaks to the Wealthy & Corporations NEVADA – The Republican controlled House has finally unveiled their Budget Plan as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Their proposals will take healthcare and food assistance away from Nevadans, while raising costs and giving trillions in tax breaks to the wealthy and corporations. […]
Congress Passes Extreme Budget Bill That Sabotages Nevada Jobs, Savings, and Clean Energy Progress
Republican budget rollback would raise household energy costs, prioritizing billionaires over working families. NEVADA — Nevada clean energy advocates are responding after House Republicans cleared a budget bill that ultimately guts investments powering Nevada’s clean energy boom. The House bill, which passed by a single vote, will raise household energy costs, derail over 21,000 clean […]
Dimite el director ejecutivo de NV Energy tras el escándalo por cobros excesivos, un primer paso hacia la rendición de cuentas
CARSON CITY — La renuncia del CEO de NV Energy, Doug Cannon, se produce días después de que un informe presentado ante la Comisión de Servicios Públicos (PUCN, por sus siglas en inglés) revelara que la empresa cobró de más a más de 80,000 habitantes de Nevada, por al menos $17 millones. Este escándalo pone en evidencia […]
Nevada Conservation League Calls Out Destructive Reconciliation Bill That Raises Costs and Threatens Local Jobs
NEVADA — Ahead of a planned 1:00 AM ET Wednesday committee vote to move the destructive Republican reconciliation bill to the House floor, Nevada Conservation League released the following statement, urging Nevada’s delegation to hold the line for workers, families, and clean energy progress. “This bill is a slap in the face of Nevada’s clean energy progress and […]
NV Energy CEO Resigns Amid Overcharge Scandal — A First Step Toward Accountability
CARSON CITY — NV Energy CEO Doug Cannon’s resignation comes days after a Public Utilities Commission filing revealed the utility overcharged more than 80,000 Nevadans by at least $17 million. This scandal highlights deep, systemic failures across the company. Community, climate, and consumer protection groups say this change in leadership is long overdue after years […]
Las familias en viviendas asequibles están un paso más cerca de ahorrar con energía solar
Con un fuerte apoyo bipartidista, el proyecto de ley AB458 Viviendas Asequibles con Energía Solar avanza en la Asamblea de Nevada. CARSON CITY — El martes, la Asamblea votó 36-6 con apoyo bipartidista fuerte para avanzar con el proyecto de ley Viviendas Asequibles con Energía Solar (AB458), una prioridad política de la Nevada Conservation League […]