The future of transportation in Clark County, particularly electrifying the sector, will be the hot topic at a panel discussion of experts and policymakers tonight in Las Vegas. The state is gearing up as big money from the bipartisan infrastructure law is making its way to Nevada.Andrew Sierra, political and organizing director for the Nevada Conservation League, said the focus will be transportation, which generates more than a third of emissions, in Clark County and statewide.”We’ve been able to secure millions of dollars for the next few years,” Sierra pointed out. “Specifically going not just toward our electric grid, but more specifically going to the expansion of a nationwide electric-vehicle charger network.”In recent years, Nevada lawmakers passed clean-car standards, set goals on renewable energy, joined a federal effort to phase out dirty…
Advocates The Future of Transportation is Clean Energy / Public News Service
