HAILEY, Idaho, July 30 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on July 29, 2024: PAHRUMP, Nev. - Conservation organizations today are requesting long-term protection of outstanding cultural and natural resources on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands in the Pahrump Valley, Nevada, along the California border, in order to protect Mojave desert tortoise populations, historic viewsheds of the Old Spanish National Historic Trail and the Salt Song Trail, scarce w  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: Conservation organizations are requesting long term protection of outstanding cultural and natural resources on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands in the Pahrump Valley, Nevada, along the California border. About 18,000 acres of public lands in the South Pahrump Valley are planned to be developed for solar panels by the BLM. Large-scale solar developers are now building the 3,00  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Humane Society Legislative Fund issued the following joint statement on July 31, 2024, with the Humane Society of the U.S.: * * * The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society Legislative Fund are deeply disturbed by video footage that appears to show a Bureau of Land Management contractor kicking a wild horse in the face during a roundup operation on the Blue Wing Complex in Nevada. This willful act of cruelty is unacceptable, and we call upon the BLM to  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Today, the League of Conservation Voters announced our participation in Civic Nation's Save On Clean Energy campaign, alongside a nonpartisan coalition of over 50 businesses, organizations, and local government leaders. Earlier this month the League of Conservation Voters also launched a robust door-to-door canvassing program in Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Michigan, where they will   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: Reno City Council is scheduled to consider a resolution opposing a rate hike proposed by NV Energy. The resolution is a big next step in preventing NV Energy's contentious proposal to escalate the Basic Service Charge (BSC) from $16.50 to $45.30 for residents in Northern Nevada. This proposed surge, changing the rate structure for ratepayers and disincentivizing energy conservation, has sparked wid  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 30 (TNSres) -- Mental Health America issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: * * * Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine rank highest; Nevada, Arizona, and Montana show greatest need for improvement * * * Mental Health America (MHA) today released its annual State of Mental Health in America report, which ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 15 mental health access and prevalence measures. In this new report, using 2022 data, Massac  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 2 -- Battle Born Progress, an organization that says it empowers, engages and mobilizes Nevada voters, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2024: Following a rally in Reno, Nevada, on Tuesday, Ohio Senator and GOP Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance reiterated a call to curtail birthright citizenship during an interview with a Reno reporter. In that interview, Vance said in part, "You can't have someone who breaks the law to come into the country, and then they   more