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NVBEX Staff
27 Jun 2026

Nevada National Parks Nearing $1B in Deferred Maintenance

The National Park Service estimates Nevada has nearly $1B in deferred maintenance repairs for its federally managed areas. Great Basin National Park and Lake Mead...

Great Basin National Park from Wheeler Peak.
Federal, Local News
Rebekah Morris
5 Jun 2026

Reevaluation Period to Open for Certified DBE Firms

Since Oct. 3, 2025, the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program has been in a state of enhanced chaos due to an Interim Final Rule, which...

Federal
NVBEX Staff
4 Jun 2026

HUD Amends Multifamily Environmental Review Process

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has published an interim rule and removed a final review layer in the hopes of speeding up...

Federal, Planning & Development
NVBEX Staff
30 May 2026

Boulder City Airport to Build Air Traffic Control Tower with $10M FAA Grant

The Federal Aviation Administration is providing the Boulder City Municipal Airport with $10M to fund a substantial portion of a new air traffic control tower....

Federal, Water
NVBEX Staff
22 May 2026

President Trump Signs Sloan Canyon Lateral Pipeline Act

After passing both houses of Congress, the Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act has been signed into law by President Donald Trump. The approval...

Editorial Analysis, Federal, Legal
Roland Murphy
30 Apr 2026

Affordability Reform Legislation May Gut BTR Sector

Either the proverbial road to Hell may be about to get a fresh round of extensive full-depth patching with good intentions or portions of both...

Federal, Water
NVBEX Staff
4 Mar 2026

U.S. Senate Approves Bill for $2B Water Pipeline in Southern Nevada

The U.S. Senate recently approved a bill that would let the Southern Nevada Water Authority construct a water service line through a conservation area. The...

Image of Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area
Federal, Local News
NVBEX Staff
22 Dec 2025

House Passes Southern Nevada Pipeline Bill

The Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a voice vote this week. The bill would allow for...

Federal, Legal
NVBEX Staff
11 Dec 2025

DOJ Settles RealPage Pricing Collusion Case

The U.S. Department of Justice announced it has settled its case against real estate technology company RealPage, which was accused of using its algorithms to...

Federal, Planning & Development
NVBEX Staff
27 Oct 2025

Federal Government May Pull Funding from Plant Expected to Establish Domestic Lithium Supply

American Battery Technology Company may lose $57M in federal funding for its proposed roughly $900M Lithium Refinery Facility at Tonopah Flats in Esmeralda County. Black...

American Battery Technology Company Logo
Federal, Local News
Rebekah Morris
25 Oct 2025

Federal DBE Interim Final Ruling Impacts NV Projects

On Sept. 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued an Interim Final Ruling that de-certifies all current Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Airport Concessions DBE,...

US Department of Transportation FHWA Logo
Federal, Solar
NVBEX Staff
15 Oct 2025

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Currently Canceled

The Bureau of Land Management has labeled the massive Esmeralda 7 solar project as canceled on its National Environmental Policy Act Register. Esmeralda 7 consisted...

Esmeralda 7 Map by Bureau of Land Management

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