My name is Gianni Giuliano. I currently study Environmental Science at the University of Nevada, Reno in addition to serving as the Environmental Justice Fellow for the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada. As a local organization, comprised of Nevadans advocating for environmental justice, we urge the State Engineer to reject the Southern Nevada Water Authority …
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Senator Dean Heller and Representative Mark Amodei must stop meddling in the sovereignty of Guatemalan communities on behalf of international mining conglomerates and focus on the issues concerning Nevadans. Recently Sen. Heller and Rep. Amodei sent letters to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce respectively on behalf of Tahoe Resources, a Canadian …
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 …
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 …
Read more “Art Build Done – Parade Continues, July 22nd, 2017”