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Billionaire activist Tom Steyer to rally in Las Vegas

California billionaire Tom Steyer, best known for bankrolling a campaign to impeach Donald Trump, will be in Nevada Thursday to take on a new fight — protecting undocumented immigrants.

Nuclear agency seeks $30M for Yucca Mountain licensing review

The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission asked Congress on Wednesday for $30 million and staff to review the expected restart of the license application to permanently store nuclear waste at the Yucca Mountain repository in Nevada.

Casino operators want options to $965M power plant

CARSON CITY — Southern Nevada hotel-casino operators are asking state regulators to mandate that Nevada Power provide detailed information on other competitive options to contrast with the utility company’s preliminary proposal to build a new $965 million gas plant to meet Southern Nevada’s future energy needs.

Interior secretary touts new solar power plant in Ivanpah Valley

On a blustery Monday in the Ivanpah Valley that seemed better suited for a wind farm, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar flipped the ceremonial switch on the nation’s first large-scale solar power plant to be built on public land.