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Write a Letter to the Editor of Your Newspaper
Letters to the editor are an effective way to get the attention of your elected leaders and ensure that they understand your views and priorities. Letters should be short and concise, generally about 200 words (two or three short paragraphs). But some newspapers have specific limits. See the samples below and a list of newspapers to get started.
Nevada Newspaper Contacts
Many of the state’s largest and most influential newspapers are listed below. Write to the one that you read regularly or that’s closest to the geographic area you live in.
- Las Vegas Review-Journal: Submit via the online form.
- Las Vegas Sun: Email your letter, along with your name, address, and phone, to letters@lasvegassun.com. Word limit: 250.
- Reno Gazette-Journal: Email your letter, along with your name, address, and phone, to letters@rgj.com. Word limit: 300.
- Reno News & Review: Submit via the online form.
- Nevada Appeal (Carson City): Email your letter, along with your name, address, and phone, to editor@nevadaappeal.com. Word limit: 250.
- Nevada Independent: Email your letter, along with you name, address, and phone, to submissions@thenvindy.com.
- Elko Daily Free Press: Submit via the online form.
- Pahrump Valley Times: Submit via the online form.
Sample Letters to the Editor
Use these sample letters to get started on your letter to the editor. Feel free to modify the wording and add two or three sentences about your personal experiences or concerns. Remember to adhere to the newspaper’s word limit, and include your contact info (this will not be printed with your letter).
Sample 1: Air Quality, Economic Opportunity, Energy Security, and Climate
Dear Editor,
I strongly urge Gov. Sisolak to accelerate the electrification of transportation in Nevada. Increased deployment and adoption of electric vehicles, including trucks, school buses and transit buses, will create economic opportunities for Nevadans, improve air quality, strengthen our energy security and slow climate change.
To ensure that Nevada does not miss out on the many benefits of electrification, Gov. Sisolak should join with the 15 other states that have pledged to electrify medium- and heavy-duty vehicles over the next three decades. We should ensure that at least 30 percent of all new trucks and buses sold in Nevada will be zero-emission vehicles by 2030, and 100 percent by 2050.
Personalized closing sentence, e.g.:
- Let’s put Nevada on the right path for a strong economy, clean air and a bright future.
- As a parent of two young children, this issue is extremely important to me. We have a limited window of time to do the right thing, and our kids’ future is riding on it.
- Small businesses like mine support a strong plan to electrify transportation in Nevada.
Sincerely,
Name
Physical Address
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Sample 2: SB 448, Clean and Equitable Energy for Nevada
Dear Editor,
The passing of Senate Bill 448 is a huge step forward in progressing Nevada’s clean transportation goals. With this new legislation, Nevada will soon build-out electric vehicle infrastructure throughout the state, making electric vehicles more accessible to low- and middle-income Nevadans by creating charging infrastructure throughout historically underserved communities. To maximize the benefits of electrification for every community in Nevada, we must also push to electrify medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Motor vehicles, especially those used for freight, produce harmful pollutants that disproportionately impact the health of low-income and minority communities.
Now is the time for Gov. Sisolak to expand upon the momentum of SB-448 by signing the Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle MOU, to ensure that electrification equitably benefits all Nevadans.
Personalized closing sentence, e.g.:
- The benefits of electric vehicles are established. Let’s ensure they are felt by all Nevadans.
- Let’s put Nevada on the right path for a strong economy, clean air and a bright future.
- We have a limited window to do the right thing, and our kids’ future is riding on it.
- Small businesses like mine support a strong plan to electrify transportation in Nevada.
- I’m asking Gov. Sisolak to do the right thing for the future of Nevada and for my family.
Sincerely,
Name
Physical Address
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Email
Sample 3: Ford F-150 Lightning
Dear Editor,
Ford’s unveiling of the F-150 Lightning is a true turning point for transportation in our country. America’s best-selling vehicle is going electric, opening the door to clean air, energy independence, good American jobs and increased energy security. Furthermore, it demonstrates that electric vehicles have truly arrived. Now is the time for us to begin reaping the benefits of this superior technology, from consumer vehicles all the way up to the largest trucks and buses.
I urge Gov. Sisolak to sign the Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding, which would require all trucks and buses sold in Nevada to be zero emission vehicles by 2050.
Personalized closing sentence, e.g.:
- Let’s put Nevada on the right path for a strong economy, clean air and a bright future.
- We have a limited window to do the right thing, and our kids’ future is riding on it.
- My business, my customers and future generations of Nevadans are depending on Gov. Sisolak to do the right thing.
- Small businesses like mine support a strong plan to electrify transportation in Nevada.
- I’m asking Gov. Sisolak to do the right thing for the future of Nevada and for my family.
Sincerely,
Name
Physical Address
Phone
Email
Sample 4: Air Quality and Climate
Dear Editor,
I’m extremely concerned about the impacts that diesel trucks and buses have on the climate and Nevada’s air quality. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles represent approximately 11 percent of the vehicles on the road, but they produce about 29 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions that come from vehicles.
Motor vehicles, especially those used for freight, are also a major source of fine particulate matter, which is linked to significant health problems, including asthma, chronic bronchitis and heart attacks. Long-term exposure is likely to cause lung cancer. And low-income and minority communities are more likely to be located near highways and to suffer these negative health effects.
According to the American Lung Association, widespread adoption of electric vehicles by 2050 would result in an estimated $72 billion per year in health care savings nationally. In Nevada alone, the annual benefits would include $746 million in avoided health-impact costs, 65 premature deaths avoided, 767 asthma attacks avoided, and 3,724 lost work days avoided.
I urge Gov. Sisolak to join with the 15 other states that have pledged to require all trucks and buses sold in Nevada to be zero emission vehicles by 2050.
Sincerely,
Name
Physical Address
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Sample 5: Economic Opportunity
Dear Editor,
As a Nevadan, I’m increasingly concerned about the slow pace at which our country is deploying electric vehicles. Like it or not, transportation systems across the world are transitioning from petroleum to electricity. China is currently light years ahead of the United States. The Chinese now have immense control over the entire electric vehicle supply chain, from raw materials to batteries, manufacturing, vehicle deployment and adoption.
If we don’t race to catch up, we will almost certainly give up substantial strategic and economic advantages – as well as opportunities to diversify Nevada’s economy. Gov. Sisolak should take action to attract the next generation of automotive industry jobs by signing the Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle MOU, which would require 30 percent of trucks and buses sold in Nevada to be zero emission vehicles by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050. If Nevada were to join this agreement, it would signal to manufacturers that our state intends to be part of the electric transportation future.
Personalized closing sentence, e.g.:
- Let’s put Nevada on the right path for a strong economy and a bright future.
- Gov. Sisolak needs to make sure Nevada stays in the driver’s seat.
- We have a limited window to do the right thing, and Nevada jobs are riding on it.
- My business, my customers and future generations of Nevadans are depending on Gov. Sisolak to do the right thing.
- I’m asking Gov. Sisolak to do the right thing for the future of Nevada.
Sincerely,
Name
Physical Address
Phone
Email
Sample 6: Delivery Trucks
Dear Editor,
People are shopping online in record numbers, causing our society to become increasingly dependent on freight trucks. These trucks transport a wide variety of products, from clothing to books to groceries, right to our front doors. It troubles me that these vehicles, many of which are powered by diesel fuel, are harming our air quality, economic stability, national security and climate. And they travel right through our neighborhoods every day.
I urge Gov. Sisolak to sign the Multi-State Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Memorandum of Understanding, which would require all trucks and buses sold in Nevada to be zero emission vehicles by 2050.
Personalized closing sentence, e.g.:
- Let’s put Nevada on the right path for a strong economy, clean air and a bright future.
- We have a limited window to do the right thing, and our kids’ future is riding on it.
- My business, my customers and future generations of Nevadans are depending on Gov. Sisolak to do the right thing.
- Small businesses like mine support a strong plan to electrify transportation in Nevada.
- I’m asking Gov. Sisolak to do the right thing for the future of Nevada and for my family.
Sincerely,
Name
Physical Address
Phone
Email
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