Conservation Advocates Urge Nevada Legislators for Action on Climate Justice and Equity

NEVADA – On the first night of Conservation Lobby Week, conservation experts and activists led a discussion on the disproportionate effects of climate change on historically marginalized communities and called on legislators to advance policies that promote climate justice and equity in the Silver State.  (A recording of this event can be watched and downloaded […]

Nevada Bill Would Require Wildlife and Habitat Considerations in Development Plans

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Today, the Nevada Assembly Committee on Government Affairs conducted a hearing on AB 211, legislation that orders developers to consider the impacts to wildlife and their respective habitats in development plans.  (A video of the hearing can be watched here) Urban development can cause irreversible damage to wildlife, consuming and fragmenting […]

NEW POLL FINDS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR BIDEN PLAN TO BUILD BACK BETTER WITH CLEAN ENERGY JOBS, BENEFITS FOR NEVADA TO COME

Washington, D.C. –  As the COVID relief bill nears Senate passage, new polling from Climate Power and the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released today found overwhelming popularity for transformational clean energy investments as part of President Biden’s Build Back Better Recovery plan. MEMO: Results of LCV/Climate Power poll The national poll, with oversamples in battleground […]

Conservation Groups Urge Legislators to Conserve Nevada Lands and Waters to Mitigate Environmental Crisis

Ambitious “30 by 30” Conservation Goal Receives Strong Support During Assembly Committee Legislative Hearing LAS VEGAS, Nev. — During a Nevada Assembly Natural Resources Committee hearing, Nevada conservation groups demonstrated their strong support for AJR 3. The resolution, sponsored by District 16 Assemblywoman Cecelia González, would conserve 30 percent of Nevada’s lands and waters by […]

Nevada Conservation League Applauds Senator Rosen for Critical Bill to Modernize the Oil and Gas Fiscal Policy to Ensure Fair Return to Taxpaying Nevadans

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Today, the Nevada Conservation League applauded Senator Rosen (D-NV) and Senator Grassley (R-IA) for introducing the Fair Return for Public Lands Act, a bipartisan, common-sense update to the 101-year old oil and gas leasing royalty policy to recognize the value of our public lands and ensure a fair return to taxpayers.  […]

Nevada Conservation League Applauds Senator Cortez Masto for Efforts to Protect Nevada’s Public Lands and Ruby Mountains from Oil and Gas Leasing

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Today, the Nevada Conservation League applauded conservation champion Senator Cortez Masto for the re-introduction of the End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act and the Ruby Mountains Protection Act, legislation that would protect Nevada’s public lands and the treasured Ruby Mountains from the harmful and wasteful practice of speculative oil and […]

CONSERVATION GROUPS APPLAUD PUBLIC LANDS LEGISLATION CHAMPIONED BY SENATOR CORTEZ MASTO AND REP. TITUS

New proposal is the largest conservation legislation in Nevada’s history Las Vegas, NV — Today, representatives of conservation and community groups in Nevada applauded Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and Representative Dina Titus for introducing bipartisan legislation that would protect nearly two million acres of public lands in southern Nevada. Senator Cortez Masto introduced the Southern […]