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PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) — Residents of a desert town west of Las Vegas are protesting plans for a massive solar panel installation they say could harm the community and surrounding environment. Citizens Against Nye Co Solar Farms Project held a protest on Saturday against the Rough Hat Nye County Solar Project in Pahrump, a town of fewer than 40,000 residents near the California-Nevada line.
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The Mojave Desert is prime real estate for carbon-cutting solar farms. Not all environmentalists are on board.
A few miles off a Nevada state highway west of Las Vegas, about 10 miles south of Pahrump, lies a 3,000-acre solar farm under development.
SB 448 would put Nevada on the path to potential carbon-free energy production with millions in investments for green energy production and delivery.