PLAN Statement on the Passage of Assembly Bill 4

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 means taking bold actions to protect the people of Nevada and tonight we thank our legislators for doing just that. For far too long we …

Statement: Senate Bill 3 Misses the Mark

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 ignores their responsibility of paying what they owe. The Net Proceeds on Mineral Tax is capped in Nevada’s constitution, but the generous amount of deductions …

Suspension of Public Comment Periods and Permitting of Mines During the COVID-19 Emergency

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 environmental groups PLAN, Center of Biological Diversity and Great Basin Resource Watch released a letter urging Governor Sisolak to direct the Nevada Department of Conservation …

Guatemalans appeal case against Tahoe Resources in Canadian court

PRESS RELEASE   Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) – Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) – Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN)   Tuesday, November 1, 2016   Today, the British Columbia Court of Appeals in Vancouver, Canada will revisit a procedural motion in the case of seven Guatemalans who have …