Our Priorities
Clean Energy Jobs
The Need: Nevada has been a leader in the promotion of renewable energy, and the continued development offers the benefits of new jobs and a cleaner environment. Changes to the state regulatory framework and incentive programs are key to maximizing energy installation and building a strong industry that will keep us as a leader in clean energy.
Wildlife & Energy
The Need: A major hurdle for the successful siting and development of renewable energy projects in Nevada is the need to determine what wildlife impacts will be incurred and what proper mitigation is for those disturbances. In some cases, wildlife issues become a serious stumbling block, perhaps even causing a project to fail, and this often happens after a project proponent has committed significant resources towards a project. With an impact fee, the Nevada Department of Wildlife would be able to establish a permanent office dedicated specifically to addressing wildlife impacts from proposed energy development.
State Parks
The Need: Nevada citizens all across the state enjoy our state’s parks for recreation and to enjoy our state’s spectacular natural environment. The state has made significant investments in our parks and action is needed to ensure that we safeguard this investment and continue to have recreation options for Nevadans in these troubled times.
Water
The Need: Nevada’s current water law concerning interbasin transfers states that the State Engineer ”shall consider whether the proposed action is environmentally sound. However, there is no definition of what this means, nor are there specific standards in the law that give direction in making the determination whether a proposed transfer is environmentally sound. This results in allocation decisions that do not take “environmental soundness” into account.
The Hot List is a service from Nevada’s Conservation Community.