Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) will be part of the minority next year, and as such, likely won’t swing any decisions — President-elect Donald Trump can afford to lose three Republican votes on any nominee. But it’s their first opportunity to take stances on Trump policy via his personnel and question them on Nevada-specific issues.

In interviews, more than a dozen industry players, lawmakers and environmental advocates touted the law’s transformational potential and existing impact in Nevada. But the bureaucratic and corporate timelines of the IRA’s funding provisions move much slower than the election cycle. 

Introverted and intense, the former sheriff is more comfortable behind the scenes. But he says ambition to make things better pushed him to the role.

The prayer ride also aims to raise awareness of the effect mining has on Nevada’s Native communities.

The nation needs to double the size of its electric grid to get to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and renewable energy production in Nevada is critical to helping the nation get there.

With the House on recess, Senate committees began holding hearings and Nevada Democrats reintroduced a bill to halt any administration action on Yucca Mountain. When both chambers return at the end of the month, members will begin pursuing bipartisan legislation – so I caught up with some members on their approach to it.

At Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Joe Biden took a policy victory lap, naming the bills Democrats passed and pledging to “finish the job.” I took a look at how those accomplishments are playing out in the Silver State.

This week’s edition of the Indy Environment newsletter features an interview with Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who visited Las Vegas last week as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to hasten the transition to more renewable energy and to sell the American Jobs Act. Granholm discussed Nevada’s position in the energy transition.