Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto tried again and failed in 2024. Her proposal to sell off tens of thousands of acres of desert around Las Vegas did not make it…
Legislative proposals are starting to trickle out for public view. But proposed language is not yet available for all bills that will be up for debate in Nevada and Utah…
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The moral high ground is a crowded place these days. Most people want to believe they are taking a stand for the right thing. In…
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Nevada –– The Great Basin Water Network released the following statement after the Bureau of Reclamation issued a Notice to Solicit Comments and Hold Public Scoping Meetings on the Development…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2022 Media Contacts: Beaver County Commissioner Mark Whitney, 435-691-9448 GBWN Board Member Steve Erickson, 801-554-9029 Former White Pine County Commissioner Gary Perea, 775-761-6128 Chairwoman Tamra Borchardt Slayton, 435-691-3946 FILING…
Please join GBWN and a panel of poets, hell raisers, writers, water warriors and folks who helped stop the Vegas water grab. GBWN and others will be reciting poems, making…
After years of ringing alarm bells - the folks on the Colorado River are finally realizing Lake Mead is running out of water. SNWA has proposed a new framework for…
Lake Powell bears a lot of responsibility. The Glen Canyon Dam holds water for millions of people and crops downstream. However, drought conditions are severely impacting the water levels in…
The Southern Nevada Water Authority claims it has a plan for how the seven Colorado River Basin States can protect Lake Mead and Lake Powell. However, it's unclear whether the…
The West Desert water fight continues on, as Iron County water officials look to extract billions of gallons of water from Pine Valley to sustain growth in Cedar City. The…
In December 2022, leaders from the Colorado River Basin states came together to consider how to fix the water shortage on the river. One solution that came up was paying…
The Great Salt Lake is currently dying. Water is at the lowest level in recorded history, causing toxic dust storms, imperiled bird populations, and economic losses. GBWN's Kyle Roerink…
It is no secret the Colorado River is shrinking. The severe drought conditions are harmful to the entire river basin, but may be particularly harmful to small communities without the…
We're making headlines because we are making change. The Guardian's Gabrielle Canon just reported on our fight to stop the West Desert Water Grab from draining the Great Basin for…
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Southern Nevada's top water official has said the Colorado River is out of easy solutions. In its latest article about John Entsminger, the Las Vegas Review…
Iron County had one of the driest and warmest years on record in 2021. At a packed public meeting county officials laid out the plans for the future of water…