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By Elspeth Cordua DiMarzio and Vince Saavedra
With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Nevada residents from all corners of the state can look forward to an extra $369 billion in labor and climate investments coming to the state.
By Ken Ritter
LAS VEGAS -- After a decade in limbo, Nevada is pressing U.S. nuclear regulators to finally kill a mothballed proposal to entomb the nation’s most radioactive waste beneath a windswept volcanic ridge north of Las Vegas.
WASHINGTON – Recently, Congressman Steven Horford (D-NV-04) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Secretary of the Interior advocating for Nevada’s mining industry.
The mining industry helps rural communities get the jobs and economic benefits they earn and deserve. Nevada is home to many critical minerals, including the only lithium deposit in the United States. Nevada’s mines are crucial for our domestic supply chains and protect our national security.
Gary Martin
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden signed into law a sweeping health, climate and tax bill Tuesday that includes funding for drought-plagued states like Nevada, measures to lower prescription drug prices for seniors and tax credits to bolster solar and other clean energy.
The crucial vote on the Inflation Reduction Act will include a $4 billion investment aimed at addressing the current drought, which has been recognized as the most severe in 12 centuries.
Colton Lochhead
Nevada Democrats and Biden administration officials on Thursday touted the proposed Inflation Reduction Act as a significant step in addressing the state’s water woes.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) voted to pass H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, to improve climate resilience, restoration, and mitigation efforts to protect communities in Nevada and across the country from the devastating effects of climate, wildfire and drought.

