Residents press Nye County to slow land-use changes as data center, solar concerns mount
Jul 21, 2026
Hundreds of public commenters urged Nye County commissioners to delay sweeping zoning and special-use changes that residents say would make it easier for utility-scale solar and data center infrastructure to proceed with fewer public safeguards.
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Hundreds of residents used the meeting’s public-comment period to press Nye County officials to slow and separate sweeping proposed changes to the county’s solar and large-energy siting rules, arguing the package removes key protections for water, noise and setbacks.
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