58°F
weather icon Mostly Clear
Las Vegas, NV
Nevada

Officials seek funds for electric buses in Southern Nevada

The Proterra Catalyst electric bus on display during the Clean Energy and Transportation Summit ...
The Proterra Catalyst electric bus on display during the Clean Energy and Transportation Summit at Thomas & Mack Center, in Las Vegas on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019 (Las Vegas Review-Journal, file)
More Stories
The Glen Canyon Dam rises in the desert along the Colorado River on April 18, 2023, in Page, Ar ...
Could Trump walk back Biden’s Colorado River deal-making? Nevada hopes so
Lee boosts effort to curb Nevada doctor shortage
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford speaks during a Super Bowl safety press conference at Harry ...
Nevada joins legal challenge of federal mass layoffs
Roberta Lee-Kennett, a former employee of Robert Telles', testifies during his murder trial at ...
Bad romance: Many Nevada governments lack relationship policies
By / Las Vegas Review-Journal
July 21, 2021 - 8:50 am
 

Local officials urged the federal government to invest in electric buses for Southern Nevada.

Assemblywoman Susie Martinez, D-Las Vegas, and North Las Vegas City Councilman Isaac Barron, a member of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, held a news conference Wednesday morning to urge the Biden administration to put money into clean transportation infrastructure projects.

They were joined by Cinthia Zermeño Moore of Moms Clean Air Force Nevada, Maria Nieto Orta of Mi Familia Vota and Louise Helton, owner of 1 Sun Solar Electric, LLC.

The news conference was part of a series of events held across the country on infrastructure proposals.

Contact Paul Pearson at ppearson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @EditorPaulP on Twitter.

THE LATEST
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford speaks during a Super Bowl safety press conference at Harry ...
Nevada joins legal challenge of federal mass layoffs
By Jessica Hill / RJ

In his latest legal action against President Donald Trump, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford joined a lawsuit seeking to stop the mass layoffs of federal employees.

 
Will Nevada finally get rid of daylight saving time?
By Jessica Hill • / RJ

There are new efforts in the Legislature to stop the changing of the clocks for daylight saving time. Previous efforts have been unsuccessful. Will this time be different?

 
GSA fires Nevada employees, impact unclear
By Jessica Hill / RJ

The U.S. General Services Administration dismissed approximately 12 staff members between Las Vegas and Reno, according to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s office.