LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 21 (TNStalk) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada issued the following statement on March 20, 2023: * * * The ACLU of Nevada represents two Durango High School students who were attacked by Clark County School District Police in February in an incident that was caught on camera. Recent news coverage reports that the school district is refusing to release bodycam footage and other records to the news press, and this is also true for the ACLU of Nevada. ACLU   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNStalk) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on March 21, 2023: * * * The White House will host a Conservation in Action Summit highlighting the Biden administration's actions and investments to advance conservation, restoration, and stewardship efforts in communities nationwide. Ahead of the event, the administration made a series of conservation announcements and used the Antiquities Act to formally designate Avi Kwa Ame National Monument   more

SEARCHLIGHT, Nevada, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Western Watersheds Project and Basin and Range Watch hailed the formation of a new national monument today, as President Biden signed the proclamation under his power using the Antiquities Act, designating Avi Kwa Ame National Monument. The new park unit protects a diversity of Mojave Desert lands in the southern tip of Nevada, including Joshua tree woodlands, unique de  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news on March 21, 2023: Defenders of Wildlife applauded President Biden for establishing Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in southern Nevada. This national monument, also known as "Spirit Mountain," protects nearly 380,000 acres of sacred tribal and biologically significant lands in the Mojave Desert, some of which historically has been sought for large-scale energy development. This designation also links key desert t  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 22 (TNStalk) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following statement on March 21, 2023: * * * PETA supporters took the stage at the Adobe Summit at the Venetian Convention & Expo Center, where they confronted Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks during his speech. He then told those gathered, "We do use animal testing to discover human pharmaceuticals" before protesters were dragged offstage and arrested. It's the latest in ongoing work to expose the pharmac  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSgov) -- Environment America issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: At the White House Conservation in Action Summit Tuesday, President Joe Biden will designate both Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada and Castner Range in Texas as national monuments. In addition, the Biden administration is spurring creation of a new marine sanctuary in the Pacific Remote Islands, releasing an Ocean Climate Action Plan, providing new guidance on wildlife corridors and launching a Wildli  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNStalk) -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following statement on March 21, 2023: * * * In anticipation of President Biden's expected designation of Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range national monuments in Nevada and Texas and other commitments to protect public lands and waters at the White House Conservation in Action Summit, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from President Gene Karpinski: "President Biden delivered for the  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: President Biden established Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in southern Nevada today, during the White House Conservation in Action Summit. Avi Kwa Ame National Monument preserves some of the most visually stunning, biologically diverse, and culturally significant lands in the Mojave Desert. "President Biden's establishment of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument is a testim  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: Designating Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range as national monuments will help protect and honor Indigenous and historic sites, safeguard wildlife, conserve water sources, and expand access to nature. The National Wildlife Federation commended the Biden Administration for listening to Tribal Nations and local community leaders, recreationists, hunters, and other conservationists who  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: The designation of a national monument for Avi Kwa Ame protects a national historical and scientific treasure. In addition to honoring a traditional lifeway and sacred place for the Mojave, Chemehuevi and some Southern Paiute people, the Avi Kwa Ame area is one of the remaining unprotected, ecologically intact areas in the Mojave Desert. Protecting the landscape as a national monu  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 22 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions issued the following news release and letter: SCAI has joined the AMA and many other physician organizations in a letter to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) urging it to tell Congress to provide physicians with a much needed fiscal stability by passing legislation that provides an annual inflation-based payment update based on the full MEI. For the first time, MedPAC recomm  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 21 (TNSgov) -- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions issued the following news release and letter: In December, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Process Proposed Rule. The rule applies to Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans and requires the plans to establish an electronic authorization process. The rule also requires the plans to shorten time frames for   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSgov) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on March 20, 2023: The White House announced President Biden would designate Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada and Castner Range in Texas as the country's newest national monuments. The designation immediately provides permanent protection for roughly 512,000 acres of Nevada and Texas landscapes that have deep spiritual connections to multiple Tribes, historical importance to numerous communities including veterans, and envi  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 (TNStalk) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following statement on March 21, 2023: * * * A statement from Diane Regas, Trust for Public Land [TPL] president and CEO, on President Biden designating Avi Kwa Ame in Southern Nevada and Castner Range in West Texas as National Monuments, providing permanent protections via the Antiquities Act: "Trust for Public Land applauds President Biden's historic commitment to Nevada's Tribal Nations and communities to designate Avi   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNStalk) -- Vet Voice Foundation issued the following statement on March 21, 2023: * * * Earlier today, President Biden designated the Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range National Monuments. In reaction, Vet Voice Foundation CEO Janessa Goldbeck released the following statement. "We want to offer our sincere thanks to President Biden, Secretary Haaland, and others in the administration for today's designations of Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range National Monuments. Today's desig  more

RENO, Nevada, March 24 (TNSgov) -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on March 23, 2023: Western Watersheds Project and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management today to challenge a massive vegetation removal project near Great Basin National Park that violates several environmental laws. The project, approved last September, would remove pinyon-juniper forests across more than 380,000 acres of federal land in eastern Nevada. "T  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The Wilderness Society issued the following news release on March 21, 2023: After announcing his commitment to protect sacred lands at the Tribal Nations Summit, today President Biden designated Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in Nevada and Castner Range National Monument in Texas. His action honors decades of community-led efforts to preserve significant cultural sites and access to nature, and in both cases safeguards important wildlife habitat and migration cor  more