On April 25th, the Nevada Conservation League will be honoring Joe Johnson at our Green Tie Event in Carson City. Joe has a long history of commitment to creating change through civic engagement. He has served in the Nevada Legislature, …
On April 25th, the Nevada Conservation League will be honoring Joe Johnson at our Green Tie Event in Carson City. Joe has a long history of commitment to creating change through civic engagement. He has served in the Nevada Legislature, …
Noble Energy, Inc. plans to use hydraulic fracturing to drill as many as 20 exploration wells around Tabor Flats, near the city of Wells. “Fracking “is a highly controversial method of extracting oil and natural gas from deep in the …
Last year, New York became the first state to ban chlorinated Tris, a common flame retardant, from children’s products. A similar bill has been introduced in 25 other states across the country, and just recently, we have AB 354 introduced …
On Monday, March 11th, the Save Tahoe Bill was introduced into Nevada’s State Senate. This bill, (SB229), is the first step toward correcting one of the most potentially damaging pieces of legislation passed in recent years. In the last few …
Last week, the Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore filed a lawsuit to block the new Regional Plan of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. Given our role in negotiating this plan, a lot of people have asked us …
Anyone who has spent much time in Nevada knows that we’re blessed with some of the most beautiful places in the world, from Red Rock Canyon in the south, to Lake Tahoe in the north to the Ruby Mountains in …
After seven years of environmental advocacy, I’ve learned that honest communication and collaboration must be a central part of the work we do if we are going to be successful. By at least one metric, the protection of our environment …
Nevada’s small businesses show strong support for clean energy policies and investment, a poll released today (8/15) shows. The Small Business Majority’s poll shows: 73 percent of small business owners support new EPA standards that require new power plants to reduce their …
The Sierra Club’s Elspeth Cordua works the crowd while Clark County Public Administrator John Cahill signs a comment card in support of clean air that will go to the EPA in Washington, D.C. Sierra Club and Nevada Conservation League staff, …
“So it turns out she’s deathly allergic to strawberries!” My neighbor Irina had a slightly dubious tone in her voice as she recounted the latest news of her grandchildren. “Strawberries! We just didn’t have all these allergies when I was …