Amy Alonzo

Nevada moves to regulate controversial coyote killing contests. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

NV Energy says it overcharged customers by $65M, upgrading earlier number. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Six months after an investigation by state energy regulators found NV Energy overcharged certain customers millions of dollars for more than two decades, the utility on Thursday indicated the scope of the overcharging was much larger than it previously indicated.

Are Tahoe boat inspections a boondoggle? We answer reader mail on mussels. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

A little-noticed bill that passed in the eleventh hour of this year’s legislative session could open the door for Nevada’s largest natural gas utility to overhaul how its rates are designed — potentially allowing rates to automatically go up without direct approval from state regulators and shifting more financial risks to customers.   

For native ecosystems, water managers and recreationalists, aquatic invasive mussels are diminutive nightmares. And with recent nearby discoveries, they pose growing threats to Nevada’s waterways.

Feds: Massive Nevada solar project could still move forward with different approach. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

A massive solar project proposed to be built in rural Esmeralda County with a footprint roughly the size of Las Vegas appears to have been scrapped by the Bureau of Land Management.

Final federal approval of massive NV Energy transmission project delayed again. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

NV Energy to issue additional $32 million in refunds to overcharged customers. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Starting in April, all Southern Nevada NV Energy customers, including those who have solar, will have a new billing structure that will charge ratepayers for the maximum amount of electricity used at a single point during the day rather than the total amount of electricity consumed over a day.

What rising recreation and wildfire insurance costs have in common, and more Nevada enviro news. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Many of the state’s outdoor showpieces, as well as popular nearby recreation areas, now require reservations or permits to access, but those systems can exclude certain groups from some of nature’s crown jewels, according to experts. 

Settlement reached in messy Thacker Pass water dispute. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Southern Nevada sees cuts to its Colorado River allocation for third year. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

More than $150 million in federal funding has been clawed back from the Nevada Clean Energy Fund, the state’s “green bank” that facilitates financing for clean energy projects in the state.

July in Nevada environmental news: Saving a fish and sinking a barge. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

NV Energy’s ratepayer-funded wildfire insurance policy rejected; utility gets 2nd chance. Read more from The Nevada Independent.

Spurred by a seasonal wind shift, the North American monsoon season brings thunderstorms to the desert Southwest. But some wildlife experts say the monsoons are changing, and they are seeing the effects on Southern Nevada's wildlife.

For future growth, Nevada needs solar. Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ won’t help. Read more from The Nevada Independent.