LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: A Clark County judge today ruled to grant the ACLU's petition to direct the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services to remove the abortion coverage ban from the state's Medicaid program. The lawsuit brought on behalf of Silver State Hope Fund challenges the state's Medicaid coverage ban as a violation of the Nevada Equality of Rights Amendment. The majority o  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 23 -- Battle Born Progress, an organization that says it empowers, engages and mobilizes Nevada voters, issued the following news release: Ahead of the 14th anniversary of the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, Battle Born Progress is reflecting on how the monumental legislation has dramatically transformed the country's health care system for the better - giving millions of Americans access to affordable health care and protecting millions more with pre-existing con  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 20 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: A coalition of organizations and individuals are requesting that the Department of the Interior (Interior) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cancel the proposed large-scale solar energy project located south of Pahrump, Nevada called the Rough Hat Clark County Solar Project because of significant impacts to the imperiled Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Irreversible impacts would occu  more

NEW YORK, March 21 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on March 20, 2024, by Executive Director Amanda Leland: * * * "This is a day to celebrate American achievement. The step EPA is taking today will slash climate pollution and air pollution. It will bring more jobs for workers, more choices and more savings for consumers, and a healthier future for our children. "The U.S. has leapt forward in the global race to invest in clean vehicles, with $188 billion and nea  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 22 -- The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust issued the following news release: The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted nearly $13.9 million to help Wyoming hospitals and health centers purchase 143 ultrasound imaging devices and boost sonography and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training opportunities across the state. Walter Panzirer, a Trustee for the Helmsley Charitable Trust, said the grants will help improve access to quali  more