If we properly manage groundwater, we rightfully sustain a significant water supply that must remain for future generations of plant, animal and human life. That's easier said than done. And creating policy solutions to guarantee long-term water availability can be…
CARSON CITY, NV - A proposal to support selling off tens of thousands of acres of public land died in the Nevada Senate after failing to pass a key deadline on Friday.
AJR10’s defeat in the Nevada Senate underscores the…
Water Warriors, Legislation backed by publicly traded water developer Vidler could move through the Nevada Legislature without your assistance. Today is a major deadline day, and we need this bill to perish. Help us by sending a message to…
AB419, a proposal backed by private water developers like Vidler and other interests who want to fast-track water rights approvals for deep-pocketed entities is having a hearing today. This bill poses major issues about the ability of protestants to protect…
Among the poorly conceived water bills in the Nevada Legislature this session is a proposal to prevent local governments from prohibiting businesses that use evaporative cooling.
Think of AB385 as a prohibition on a moratorium from the bill sponsor, Republican Assemblymember…
When we are not working to defeat dangerous proposals in legislative sessions, we are working to pass laws that work for rural communities, ecosystems, and water users. That is our conservation trifecta, and we believe we have that with AB9…
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 — where sessions begin February 3rd and January 21st, respectively.
In…
Water Warriors:
We are preparing for that special time of year when state lawmakers convene to do the business of the people in capitol complexes across the west. A cynic would say that this time of year merely implies that politicians…
There are no shibboleths in an era of drought and aridity. And the Nevada Legislature is taking note. In the 2025 legislative session, state lawmakers will consider a proposal GBWN put forth to modernize use-it-or-lose-it provisions that have long guided…