Background of the Las Vegas/SNWA Water Grab The Great Basin Desert of eastern Nevada and western Utah is threatened by plans of the Southern Nevada Water Authority to drill over 200 wells in one of the driest regions of the United States and pipe the water 300 miles to Las Vegas. If permitted by …
This week, Sept. 25, 2017, is the start of the FOURTH round of hearings before the Nevada State Engineer. PLAN, alongside our friends at Great Basin Water Network, will again be arguing against the water rights applications from SNWA for Spring, Cave, Dry Lake, and Delamar valleys. In-person public comment is limited to 3 …
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Position: Intersectional Environmental Justice/Mining Accountability Fellow Overview of PLAN PLAN is a multi-issue, multi-constituency coalition formed in 1994 to build collective strategic action among partners. PLAN uses research, public education, leadership development and grassroots organizing to build power and create more humane solutions to Nevada’s problems. PLAN works with diverse constituencies—many of whom do …
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DACA has allowed hundreds of thousands of qualified immigrant youth to gain legal protection, attend higher education, and support their families and communities. Trump is facing a September 5, 2017, deadline however, set by Texas Attorney General Paxton and other state attorneys general to end DACA or face legal action, a similar and unfortunate fate …
Policy brief by Nevadans Together for Medicaid. NTM is a coalition of healthcare advocates working to protect and support Medicaid and CHIP for all children and families in Nevada. [pdf-embedder url=”https://planevada.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/nevadans_lose_big_if_the_affordable_care_act_is_repealed_-_policy_brief_final__1_.pdf”]
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Because the Great Basin is a desert, water is life. Nevada is the most arid state in the nation. Water management, for better or worse, is part of the Great Basin’s heritage. Indian names for towns Tonopah, Pahrump, Pahranagut, and Ivanpah denote the presence of water. Earlier this summer, PLAN, GBRW and the …
PLAN held an art build for the 2017 PRIDE parade in Reno on Thursday July 20th. We were excited to work with the community and other organizations to make this event successful! PLAN partnered with the Nevada Solidarity Network and the Queer Student Union from the University of Nevada Reno. Around 25 folks …
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Event Information All proceeds will assist and promote PLAN community events which help build an essential educational bridge for better understanding Nevada’s environmental justice issues. Just a few minutes walk to Wingfield Park! Grab a taco and support A Tribe Called Red, performing that night at wingfield as a part of Artown Reno. When: …
This is the first of several environmental justice blog posts in a series dedicated to the 2017 Great Basin Water Tour and related water issues impacting all of us. In this opening post, we would like to start things off by acknowledging a few individuals and groups that helped make this tour possible, followed by …