Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition

Record temperatures prompt push for environmental justice bills

By: Jeniffer Solis – Monday April 21, 2025 5:30 am Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition holds press conference on April 8, environmental justice lobby day, at the Nevada Legislature. (Photo: Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current) https://nevadacurrent.com/2025/04/21/record-temperatures-prompt-trio-of-heat-mitigation-bills As temperatures soared past 100 degrees in early October, Yajaira Rimendes, a 35-year-old former nurse, started to feel faint at a bus stop in North […]

Las Vegas is getting warmer. Nevada has a plan to help combat extreme heat

By Alan Halaly, Las Vegas Review-Journal The Tribune Content Agency Updated February 18, 2025 9:31 PM https://www.mahoningmatters.com/news/nation-world/national/article300554924.html LAS VEGAS – The nation’s two fastest-warming cities may soon be required by Nevada law to better protect residents from deadly heat in future plans. More than a dozen organizations and Nevada residents attended a committee hearing to […]

NCEF Launches New Community Councils to Support Solar for All Program

09/26/2024 | Janette Zambrano Las Vegas, NV– The Nevada Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) proudly announces the launch of five Solar for All Community Councils, each dedicated to ensuring that the benefits of solar energy reach Nevada’s low-income and historically underserved communities.  These councils include the Persistent Poverty Community Council, Local Governments and Schools Community Council, Affordable Housing […]