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Energy department awards $202.94M contract for Nevada sites

SOC LLC to provide facility protection, patrol services and protection of nuclear materials at Nevada National Security Site and some facilities at Nellis Air Force Base for up to five years under terms of the deal.

Sandoval veto pen hits five bills

Don’t plan on that medical marijuana apprenticeship just yet. If you’re applying for a state college scholarship program, plan to go to class full-time. And Nevada business owners won’t be forced to provide sick leave to workers.

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Solar group takes issue with NV Energy cost projections

A rooftop solar group on Thursday questioned figures from NV Energy that suggest a bill seeking to restart net metering in Nevada would cost ratepayers as much as $48 million a year.

Solar bill would have hefty price tag in Nevada

A bill seeking to resurrect Nevada’s rooftop solar industry would create new costs of more than $48 million a year over the 20-year life of the measure, an NV Energy analysis shows.

No clear projections for cost of fracking ban in Nevada

A money committee heard conflicting, unpredictable projections Tuesday over how much revenue Nevada could lose if it imposes a ban on hydraulic fracking.

The sun could soon shine again on rooftop solar in Nevada

Rooftop solar companies driven out of the state when state utility regulators adopted less generous payments for the excess electricity are hopeful that Assembly Bill 405 will bring thousands of jobs back to Nevada.

Thomsen resigns from Nevada utilities commission

Paul Thomsen has resigned as a member of the Public Utilities Commission. He gave no reason for his departure in his letter of resignation, which is effective May 15. Thomsen was appointed to the post by Gov. Brian Sandoval in September of 2015.

 
Honeywell unit wins $5B contract to run Nevada National Security Site

The federal agency in charge of U.S. nuclear weapons sites on Friday awarded a $5 billion contract to manage and operate the Nevada National Security Site for up to 10 years to Mission Support and Test Services LLC, a division of Honeywell.

 
Atomic town revels in past despite tunnel collapse sparking fears

Hours after the collapse of a 20-foot portion of a Hanford tunnel full of highly contaminated equipment, Adrian Martens was sitting at the bar having a pint after his Tuesday shift. He said people here aren’t afraid of Hanford — or adopting the atomic iconography as kitsch. “It’s a fun retro thing,” he said. He thinks the news panicking about the tunnel collapse “might be overblown.”

 
Climate change, drilling loom large at Arctic summit

High-level officials from the world’s eight Arctic nations will meet in Alaska amid concerns about the future of the sensitive region after President Donald Trump called for more oil drilling and development.

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