Biden Issues Critical Executive Order to Suspend Dangerous Keystone XL Pipeline and Nevada Conservation League Looks Toward a Clean Energy Future LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Hours after being sworn into office, President Joe Biden issued an executive order to revoke …
Nevada Conservation League Celebrates President Biden’s Executive Action to Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Media Contact Angelyn Tabalba, angelyn@nevadaconservationleague.org Nevada Conservation League Celebrates President Biden’s Executive Action to Rejoin Paris Climate Agreement LAS VEGAS, …
During the 2019 Legislative Session legislators voted to create the Nevada office of outdoor recreation. That office is now off the ground and running with the appointment of the inaugural Administrator. From the DCNR press release: The Nevada Department of Conservation …
The full story appears at thenevadaindependent.com by Daniel Rothberg Seeking to address speculative oil leasing, Democratic U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit land managers from auctioning parcels with little potential for development. Despite having less oil drilling than …
Nonetheless, environmental groups say strong federal oversight of bodies of water is needed even if Nevada’s state laws adequately protect its own water. That’s because many Nevadans get their drinking water from interstate waterways, such as the Colorado River or …
Bighorn sheep are native to the Lake Range on the east side of Pyramid Lake but the species disappeared from the area in the early 1900s. The animal made a historic return, Monday night, thanks to an effort between the …
Originally posted the NevadaIndependent.com by Riley Snyder The State of Nevada released a report sharting greenhouse gas emissions in Nevada that includes recommendations for how we move to a carbon-free future and achieve state emission goals. You can read a …
Originally from New York Times website, January 3, 2020 by Lisa Friedman WASHINGTON — Federal agencies would no longer have to take climate change into account when they assess the environmental impacts of highways, pipelines and other major infrastructure projects, …
By Jim Myers | April 27, 2016 WASHINGTON — Gov. Brian Sandoval’s threat to pursue legal options to boost federal funding for managing wild horse populations drew mixed reaction from Nevada’s congressional delegation Wednesday. Reps. Mark Amodei and Joe Heck expressed …
By Michelle Rindels | April 25, 2016 A proposed ballot measure called the Energy Choice Initiative aims to deregulate electrical service in Nevada, opening up the market to providers other than NV Energy — the sole provider in most parts of …