Phoebe Sweet

Reporter/ Utilities and Environment

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Second thoughts on coal plants are contagious, it seems: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009; The announcement may have proved the environmental version of the domino theory — when one coal plant falls, the next isn’t far behind.
Cleaner cars, whether we want ’em or not: If EPA lets states set own rules, the tightest will prevail; Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009; What California wants, California gets. And the rest of us get it, too, even after Nevada has tried at every turn to defy lefty, California environmental initiatives.
Report: U.S. policy shift could aid UNLV: Monday, Feb. 9, 2009; The news has been mostly bad for Nevada’s higher education system in recent months.
Michael Allman, CEO of Sempra Generation: Monday, Feb. 2, 2009; Sempra Generation opened North America’s largest thin-film solar photovoltaic plant in Boulder City. The Sun talks to the company's chief executive about the cutting-edge technology.
Winds of change blow back: Residents of Searchlight, unlike Boulder City counterparts, staunchly oppose wind farm in community; Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009; When Duke Energy went to Boulder City to pitch a wind farm outside Searchlight, the company was greeted with a virtual love-in.
EPA allegations spark call for checks on state’s mines: Environmental groups cite worry about mercury contamination; Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009; Environmental groups say the EPA’s allegations are particularly troubling because the Nevada Environmental Protection Division has been inspecting the mines for years without finding any major violations. Bonnie Gestring of the environmental group Earthworks, says the EPA’s allegations are particularly troubling because the Nevada Environmental Protection Division has been inspecting the mines for years without finding any major violations.
Bryan: Dump plan demise is not a lock: He warns against gutting the state agency fighting the nuclear repository; Friday, Jan. 23, 2009; By all accounts, the plan to put a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain is all but dead. The new president has said it is not safe to bury radioactive material 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has chipped away its funding for years, has vowed to zero out its budget this year.
Critics: Power line routes favor coal: And, they say, feds failed to adequately account for effects on wildlife; Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009; Federal officials failed to resolve year-old concerns about effects on wildlife and renewable energy development before designating routes for new power lines and pipelines in Nevada, environmentalists say.
Fake grass has a drawback: It gets too hot, study says: Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009; Artificial turf has been billed as the cure for the Las Vegas Valley’s addiction to grassy eye candy. But while it’s water-saving prowess is unquestionable, there is a temperature problem with the emerald green lawn substitute.
Green mantle sought in Nevada has other suitors: Competition has grown along with support; Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009; Since the current recession began, local environmental groups have been saying that increasing renewable energy production in Nevada would mean new jobs.

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Sierra Club hosting 10 green parties in Nevada: Wednesday, July 16, 2008; As part of Sierra Club's national Light Bulbs to Leadership campaign, the environmental group will host more than 200 house parties throughout the nation Thursday.
Snake Valley water hearings won't happen until late next year: Tuesday, July 15, 2008; Opponents of Southern Nevada Water Authority’s plans to pump water from Snake Valley in Eastern Nevada to fast-growing Las Vegas will have more than a year to build a case against the pipeline.
Water hearings delayed a year: Tuesday, July 15, 2008; Hearings over whether the Southern Nevada Water Authority will be allowed to pump water from Snake Valley, on the Utah border, will not be held until fall of 2009.
BLM lifts solar moratorium 21 months early: Wednesday, July 2, 2008; The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will end a one-month-old moratorium on new solar applications on land it stewards in six southwest states, including Nevada.
National clean energy summit coming to UNLV: Tuesday, July 1, 2008; Sen. Harry Reid today announced a National Clean Energy Summit to be held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Aug. 19.
New mining claims banned in region around Grand Canyon National Park: Wednesday, June 25, 2008; A House committee today invoked rarely-used powers to ban new mining claims on about a million acres adjacent to Grand Canyon National Park.
Green jobs town hall meeting Tuesday: Monday, June 23, 2008; A so-called "green" economy could create more than 19,000 manufacturing jobs in the Las Vegas Valley, according to business leaders, a steelworkers and environmental groups that are hosting a town hall meeting here Tuesday.
Builders pay up for alleged water violations: Wednesday, June 11, 2008; Four of the nation's largest residential builders have agreed to pay $4.3 million - including $182,000 to the state of Nevada - in a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protect Agency for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act.
Poll indicates support for protection of Gold Butte: Thursday, June 5, 2008; Two-thirds of Clark County voters support protecting additional public lands in Nevada, according to a recent poll by Public Opinion Strategies.
Nevada to be part of solar study: Friday, May 30, 2008; The Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday that it will study the environmental impacts of solar energy development in six Western states, including Nevada.