# Clean energy goes up against tribal rights and biodiversity in Nevada

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/clean-energy-goes-up-against-tribal-rights-and-biodiversity-in-nevada-2/
- Published: 2022-01-12T09:00:48-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image: Patrick Donnelly, Center for Biological Diversity. Article by Emily Pontecorvo. Grist – January 7, 2022. The Biden administration is facing critical questions about how to balance the urgency of transitioning to clean energy with other progressive priorities. On Monday, a U.S. district judge halted construction of two geothermal power plants on public land in Nevada. The decision was in response to a lawsuit filed in December by the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental nonprofit, and the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, against the Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, for approving the project. […] Click here to view original web page at grist.org