Nevada’s environmental leaders, activists, and organizations held an interactive town hall meeting with State Treasurer Zach Conine and State Senator Chris Brooks as part of the administration’s Nevada Recovers Listening Tour, to discuss how federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds may be spent caring for...
Today, Governor Steve Sisolak signed an Executive Order (EO) directing his administration, under the leadership of Director Tony Wasley of the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW), Director Bradley Crowell of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and Director Kristina Swallow of the...
Yesterday, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto re-introduced two pieces of legislation, the Ruby Mountains Protection Act and the End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act, aimed at ending speculative oil and gas leasing offered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)....
Today marks 30 years to the day since Red Rock Canyon was designated as Nevada’s first National Conservation Area. ...
Earlier today, Nevada celebrated its 4th Annual Public Lands Day event much differently than years prior. Groups, elected officials, and Silver the Bighorn Sheep gathered eager Nevadans from across the state for a virtual celebration of our public lands around Nevada....
Earlier today, Nevada celebrated its 4th Annual Public Lands Day event much differently than years prior. Groups, elected officials, and Silver the Bighorn Sheep gathered eager Nevadans from across the state for a virtual celebration of our public lands around Nevada....
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on the Great American Outdoors Act, which included the historic measure of providing full and permanent funding to the Land and Water Conservation Fund. ...
U.S. Representatives Susie Lee and Dina Titus will join Environment Nevada and local conservation leaders this Thursday, July 16th to release a new analysis on how Nevada’s public lands have helped Nevadans weather this year’s health and economic crisis. ...
Today, the United States Senate voted to pass the Great American Outdoors Act to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually, in addition to over $1 billion to address the U.S. National Park maintenance backlog. ...
Today marks 84 years since the Desert National Wildlife Refuge (DNWR) was designated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Spanning 1.6 million acres just to the north of Las Vegas,...