Mitigating extreme heat

We’ve talked about how cities are working to mitigate extreme heat to help their residents and their economy. The wild, Wild West of Nevada wants their cities to also mitigate heat. AB 96 in the Nevada Legislature would require cities to include heat mitigation in their master plans.

Assemblymember Venise Karris, D-Las Vegas, in her testimony on Tuesday. “This bill offers a strategic approach to addressing its effects while still providing our local governments with flexibility in specifically tailoring their mitigation efforts to their communities.”

Governing | Nevada Introduces Bill to Combat Extreme Heat