Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act Archives

Zinke saves the Colorado River from Nevada and Utah’s worst instincts

GBWNMay 23, 2025

Expect the unexpected in natural resource politics in the year 2025. Montana Congressman and former Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke, stripped out a provision from the Trump tax bill facilitating the sale of hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands…

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Democrats and Republicans Agree on Public Land Sales in Politically Divided Nevada

GBWNApril 2, 2025

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Sprawl unites politicians unlike other topics in the nation’s driest state. In the past month, Democrats and Republicans in the Nevada congressional delegation introduced legislation to sell off large tracts of public lands in rural and urban counties throughout the state.…

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SPRAWL BILLS FAILED AGAIN IN 2024. WILL 2025 BE DIFFERENT? SUPREME COURT DECISION OFFERS INSIGHTS

GBWNJanuary 15, 2025

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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 out of Congress and onto President Biden’s desk. This legislation inevitably…

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WATER-SUCKING CLARK COUNTY LANDS BILL RETURNS

GBWNJune 5, 2024

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Today the Great Basin Water Network and Center for Biological Diversity released the following statements after Senator Cortez Masto introduced the latest version of the Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act, legislation that will increase demands on the water…

Zinke saves the Colorado River from Nevada and Utah’s worst instincts

Democrats and Republicans Agree on Public Land Sales in Politically Divided Nevada

SPRAWL BILLS FAILED AGAIN IN 2024. WILL 2025 BE DIFFERENT? SUPREME COURT DECISION OFFERS INSIGHTS

WATER-SUCKING CLARK COUNTY LANDS BILL RETURNS

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