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19 states sue the Energy Department over new funding caps on sustainable energy projects
Government Executive
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August 19, 2025
The attorneys general and governors of 19 states are suing federal energy officials over a new policy meant to cut funding for staff who work on sustainable energy and energy efficiency projects across the country. The states filed their lawsuit...
Blue Polymers takes over food-grade rPET pellet production in California
Packaging Dive
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August 19, 2025
Dive Brief: Blue Polymers, a joint venture between recycler Republic Services and distribution company Ravago, is now producing food-grade recycled PET out of a facility in Southern California. It closed the acquisition of that facility from...
County nearing construction on new Washoe youth behavioral health center
KRNV - Nevada
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RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Washoe County is one step closer to beginning construction on a new youth behavioral health center in Reno at the site of the old West Hills Behavioral Health Hospital on E. 9th St. County commissioners on Tuesday...
Is Franco-Nevada a Buy?
The Motley Fool Canada
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August 19, 2025
Gold investors are in for a wildly good year in 2025. With gold prices surging 27% year-to-date, Canadian gold stocks have been a richly rewarding trade so far this year. Even better, if you’re looking for a way to invest in gold without taking on...
Las Vegas really IS in freefall, expert warns, as outraged visitor shares entitled tip demand amid rip-off anger
Daily Mail
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August 19, 2025
By JOE HUTCHISON, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 08:47 EDT, 19 August 2025 | Updated: 11:12 EDT, 19 August 2025 A retail expert has warned Las Vegas is in freefall with consumer spending slumping, with one recent visitor raising concerns over an...
Flying to Reno from Las Vegas? You could have a faster TSA PreCheck
Reno Gazette-Journal - Nevada
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If you're looking to get through Harry Reid International Airport quicker, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may have a solution for you. The federal agency recently launched a quicker version of PreCheck, although the service is...
Plagues of Nature? California Overrun by Rats, Diseased Mosquito Swarms in Las Vegas and ‘Zombie Squirrels’
Charisma News
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August 19, 2025
Why does just about everything seem to be going haywire in 2025? In particular, the natural world has been thrown into a state of complete and utter chaos. We are experiencing “the year of the fire” and “the year of the flood” simultaneously, and...
OfferUp exchange aids police in Henderson construction site theft case, report says
Fox 5 Las Vegas - Nevada
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August 19, 2025
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The arrest report of a man accused of stealing from newly-built homes in Henderson detailed the investigation into the thefts and his criminal history in California. According to the report, the property unit of the Henderson...
Nonprofit hospital chain spends big on Las Vegas real estate
Las Vegas Review Journal - Nevada
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August 19, 2025
Last fall, a hospital chain had big news for Las Vegas. Intermountain Health unveiled plans for Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s hospital, promising needed care in a state with a chronic doctor shortage. The southwest valley facility would...
Driver dies after crash with construction vehicle near Mesquite
Fox 5 Las Vegas - Nevada
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August 19, 2025
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A driver died and a passenger was injured after a crash south of Mesquite, police said. Nevada State Police said the crash occurred on Interstate 15 near mile marker 106, about 11 miles south of Mesquite, on July 31 at about...
Mining for renewable tech inflicts huge damage. Is there a solution?
New Scientist
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Waste from a mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo contains cobalt, copper and other minerals Pascal Maitre/Panos Pictures Frigid, remote and mostly uninhabited, Greenland isn’t a place that usually attracts much attention. But the...
18 states sue DOE over new funding caps on sustainable energy projects
Renewable Energy World
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August 19, 2025
by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and the attorneys general and governors of 18 other states are suing federal energy officials over a new policy meant to cut funding for staff who work on sustainable...
Niles: Universal looks to unleash new business in Las Vegas
Daily Breeze - California
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August 19, 2025
One of the biggest names in theme parks finally has come to Las Vegas. Universal opened its first property in Sin City last week, Universal Horror Unleashed. It is not a full theme park, like the Universal Epic Universe that the company opened in...
Nevada Sunrise agrees to sell Gemini Lithium Project, Nevada
Resource World Magazine
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August 19, 2025
Nevada Sunrise Metals Corp. [TSXV: NEV; (OTC Pink: NVSGF] reported that the company has executed a purchase and sale option agreement with Dome Rock Resources, LLC, a private South Dakota company, whereby Dome Rock has agreed to purchase 223...
Utah State Football 2025 Opponent Preview Vol. 9 - Nevada
Cache Valley Daily - Utah
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Coming off its second bye week of the season, Utah State will play host to Nevada for the final time as a conference foe. For more than 30 years, the Aggies and Wolf Pack have (usually) been in the same conference, starting in 1992 when Nevada...
Dermody Breaks Ground on New Nevada Headquarters
Nevada Business Magazine
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August 19, 2025
Dermody broke ground on its new Nevada headquarters Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. Many of the company’s Reno-based employees celebrated the milestone and commencement of construction. Reno, Nev. – Dermody—a diversified private equity investment...
Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs reintroduced in landmark event
Earth.com
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Two weeks ago, 43 endangered Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs took to the skies in a helicopter from the Oakland Zoo. A team transported them to their new home in the high country of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The zoo has now...
Nevada’s Trump Slump Bleeds Beyond the Strip
The American Prospect
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August 19, 2025
Donald Trump won the swing state of Nevada last year, and he’s rewarding voters by crushing the heavily unionized Las Vegas tourism industry. The union-buster in chief’s policies are depressing visits to the gambling and entertainment mecca just...
Justin Bieber lookalike exposed after surprise performance in Las Vegas club
The Standard
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Caption A man posing as Justin Bieber caused chaos in Las Vegas after convincing hotel staff, fans, and even DJ Gryffin that he was the pop superstar. The elaborate stunt unfolded on Saturday night at Wynn Las Vegas, where Gryffin was performing...
City of Las Vegas breaks ground on expanded homeless care facility
Vegas INC - Nevada
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August 19, 2025
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 | 2 a.m. For people experiencing homelessness, a serious injury or illness can become a crisis that extends far beyond physical pain. Without reliable transportation, insurance coverage or a safe place to recover, accessing...