Nevada Senate Failure to Pass Assembly Bill 4
LAS VEGAS, NV — In response to the failed Senate passage of Assembly Bill 4, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada released the following statement: “The Republican Senate leadership …
LAS VEGAS, NV — In response to the failed Senate passage of Assembly Bill 4, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada released the following statement: “The Republican Senate leadership …
Las Vegas, NV — In response to the Nevada Legislature’s passage of Assembly Bill 4, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada released the following statement: “Being a bold leader …
Read more “PLAN Statement on the Passage of Assembly Bill 4”
Las Vegas, NV — In response to the Nevada Legislature’s passage of lackluster Senate Bill 3 “SB3 doesn’t go far enough. Allowing the mining industry to pay their taxes early …
Governor Sisolak has called for across the board cuts of every state agency in Nevada. For our communities–already suffering from underfunded schools, lack of affordable housing, and diminishing access to …
PRESS RELEASE: Nevada Environmental Organizations Ask Governor Sisolak to Suspend Mining Public Comment Periods During COVID-19 Crisis (LAS VEGAS) — As a response to the COVID-19 health emergency, local …
The Abandoned Anaconda Mine in Yerington Nevada is a historic open pit copper mine. Over the years, the mine has been owned by various companies, and was purchased by the …
Read more “A Conversation with Yerington Resident Melvin Diehl”
By Jackie Chiakulas, Fellow I arrived in Reno from Las Vegas early Saturday morning, then took about an hour bus ride from Reno to Yerington, Nevada. The bus ride …
“Once acid drainage starts it’s impossible to stop. So maybe we should look at the beginning, and say if you are going to have to treat forever you don’t have …
By Ian Bigley, Mining Justice Organizer Sacred land, greed, ancestors, and future generations were on our minds as the sun rose over Newe Sogobia and water evaporated from alfalfa …
Read more “White Knife: Life, Conflict, and Tradition in the Great Basin”
By Chelsey Hand, Environmental Justice Intern Years after the actions of Arimetco has left land traditionally stewarded by the Paiute in the area destroyed, Mark Amodei has proposed …