Aug 6, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
In April, Clearway Energy Group wrote to the Bureau of Land Management to amend a 2021 application to build a 500-megawatt solar project on federal land in Nevada and replace it with a data center and natural gas facility. Clearway’s plans for the gas plant and... 
Jan 20, 2026 | Press Release
Congressional letter raises major questions about corruption and lack of ethics oversight DENVER—Members of the House Natural Resources Committee and House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the Interior department’s Inspector General on Tuesday demanding an... 
Nov 12, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
Nevada’s remote Basin and Range region is facing new challenges as plans for AI infrastructure move into the region, as reported by the Financial Times. A proposed 235-mile high-voltage transmission line called Greenlink North is planned to follow the path of... 
Mar 19, 2025 | Westwise Blog
BLM director nominee Kathleen Sgamma once stated “the oil industry’s actual interest in Nevada is very small” As the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) looks to reduce waste across the federal government, leasing national public lands in Nevada to oil and gas... 
Nov 1, 2024 | Look West Newsletter
On Thursday, a coalition including Western Shoshone and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the Bureau of Land Management’s approval last week of the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron mine in Esmeralda County, Nevada. The lawsuit alleges that the...