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DOJ Uncovers $75 Million Funneled Through LAHSA After CFO, CEO and Mayor Bass Quit

September 16, 2026 2:43 pmSeptember 16, 2026 2:49 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass left the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission last week, citing time constraints, and refused a House summons the following Tuesday for a hearing titled “Fixing Fraud and Failure in Federally Funded Homelessness Services.” On...

Trump EPA To Repeal Carbon Rules for US Coal and Gas Power Plants

September 14, 2026 1:31 pmSeptember 14, 2026 1:31 pm

The Trump EPA is finalizing the repeal of 2024 Biden-era carbon rules for greenhouse-gas standards for coal-and natural-gas-fired power plants. The move is expected to be announced today at a G20 energy ministers meeting in Houston, Texas. The EPA just...

Arizona’s Colorado River Cuts Echo the Parker Dam War

September 14, 2026 9:35 amSeptember 14, 2026 9:35 am

Arizona is preparing to shoulder the largest share of another round of Colorado River reductions. Nearly a century ago, its governor answered a dispute over the same river by sending troops to a dam site. The Interior Department’s August 21...

Data Centers Belong in Nevada’s Economic Future

August 31, 2026 11:42 amAugust 31, 2026 11:42 am

Nevada has never built its economy by standing still. From mining and gaming to logistics, advanced manufacturing and renewable energy, our state has repeatedly embraced new industries while finding ways to make them work within Nevada’s unique communities, landscapes and...

Nevada Sues Interior Department Over Colorado River Plan

August 24, 2026 12:23 pmAugust 24, 2026 12:23 pm

The State of Nevada, joined by the Colorado River Commission of Nevada and the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Record of Decision on post-2026 Colorado River operations, arguing...

Becerra Pitches Power Hour: Free Electricity For the Peasants

August 13, 2026 2:05 pmAugust 13, 2026 2:05 pm

Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Xavier Becerra on Wednesday unveiled his latest campaign gimmick: “Power Hour,” promising up to two hours of “free” electricity each day for millions of California households. In a video posted to social media, Becerra declared, “Listen up:...

Hoping for an Energy-Intensive Future

August 13, 2026 11:00 amAugust 13, 2026 11:01 am

For campaigners of the net zero agenda, “climate action” must come first, even if it means throttling the energy lifelines for billions of the poor. The data say something very different. A sweeping analysis by Kevin Dayaratna and Kat Miller,...