Nevada law requiring extreme heat planning in effect as lawmaker considers statewide heat office
Assembly Bill 96 requires jurisdictions over 100,000 people to add heat mitigation.
New heat law takes effect in Nevada, meant to address heat deaths and illnesses
“That can have greater health risks for people who are exposed to higher temperatures; people can be paying higher energy bills,” said Jackie Spicer, coordinator of the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition. “If they are folks who live in older homes, they have to use their ACs more to combat that.”
Las Vegas hearing on Southwest Gas rates postponed as PUCN explores larger sites
The Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition slammed the PUCN on June 16 after people were shut out of a hearing on NV Energy’s controversial daily demand charge. Only 50 people were allowed to attend. The group cited a pattern of obstruction and said they were documenting the problem, listing some of their complaints:
EDITORIAL: PUC should welcome public input, not discourage it
Photo: Dr. Mary House, in orange, is seen on video talking about NV Energy during the general consumer session held by Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Las Vegas. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto Las Vegas Review-Journal June 23, 2026 – 9:02 pm Link: https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-puc-should-welcome-public-input-not-discourage-it-3842173/ The men and women who serve on […]
NV Energy’s pledge to compare bills with and without peak demand charge fizzles
“If this new charge is too complicated for the utility company to calculate our bills after nine months, how could ratepayers ever expect to reasonably predict our own bills?” asked Jackie Spicer of the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition.
PUC tactics designed to dissuade comment, reflect lack of accountability, say observers
“We are asking the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to be accessible and accountable to the public they claim to serve,” Jackie Spicer of the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition said in a statement to the Current. “By leaving residents outside in triple-digit heat, including elders and people with health issues, the Commissioners are making it clear they do not care about residents.”
Will a new Nevada law to prevent heat deaths work? Planning is underway
Nevada’s biggest cities and counties are changing their master plans to comply with a state law that takes effect this year, but new language alone may not have much tangible impact.
Switch’s plan to add another data center to Las Vegas HQ moves forward
“This proposal should be viewed in the context of a rapidly expanding data center industry in our state, not as a single isolated building,” said Jackie Spicer with the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition. NV Energy, she noted, is considering building new natural gas plants to keep up with energy demand driven in part by data centers.
Utility Customers Disrupt Summit of Utility Executives over Rising Electricity Costs and Utility Profits
Press conference in Las Vegas calls for greater utility accountability amid data-center frenzy and record-breaking utility company profits LAS VEGAS — Utility customers, faith leaders and community organizations from across the country disrupted the Edison Electric Institute’s annual summit Wednesday to call attention to rising electricity costs, utility shutoffs, and growing concern over utility profits and executive […]
Advocates Host Press Conference Outside Las Vegas Advanced Clean Transportation Expo, Calling for Faster Transition to Electric Trucks
Today, a group of environmental, health, and environmental justice advocates hosted a press conference outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center during the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo to highlight the benefits of a rapid transition to electric trucks and call out greenwashing by truckmakers such as Volvo and Daimler, companies that continue to lobby to weaken or delay the policies that would advance this transition.
