Gas prices are back up amid back-and-forth strikes between the U.S. and Iran. According to AAA, the national average rose $0.05 from Wednesday. Prices rose a few cents in Reno as well.
Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue and the Reno Fire Department responded to a natural gas fire at a home in west Reno on Monday night.
President Trump says his administration will tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to try and reduce gas prices that have risen due to the Iran war.
The conflict, now in its second week, is ensnaring countries and infrastructure critical to the production and transportation of oil and gas worldwide.
Surging oil prices jolted other financial markets, as share benchmarks in Japan and South Korea plunged more than 5%.
Past military conflicts in the Middle East have not caused long-term drops for markets.
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted June 23 to approve a settlement that will reduce natural gas rates for Southwest Gas.
Wright, 60, has been chairman and CEO of Liberty Energy since 2011 and has no prior experience in government.
Southwest Gas says crews have made repairs after a ruptured natural gas line near Marlette Lake.
All residential burning permits are now fully suspended, in addition open burning of any solid fuels is also banned in the Tahoe Basin.
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