WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced legislation to streamline geothermal permitting on federal land. The Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act would direct the Secretary of the Interior to appoint a geothermal ombudsman and create a Geothermal Permitting Task Force.
"Nevada could produce 30 times more geothermal power than it currently does," said Senator Cortez Masto. "Unfortunately, bureaucratic delays have slowed down the geothermal permitting process, raising energy costs and preventing the Silver State from diversifying its energy grid. This needed fix will help sta...