Statement: The Biden White House’s Use of Defense Production Act to Increase Mining is Short-Sighted and Destructive
We demand a just transition to renewable, clean energy. Using a Cold-War era program to boost hard rock mining without reforming outdated regulatory laws will create sacrifice zones across Nevada’s […]
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Stop The Violence on the Land and Bodies!
By: Beverly Harry Lithium Nevada, a subsidiary of the Canadian corporation, Lithium Americas, is still advancing its gross excavation needs at Peehee Mu’huh (also known as Thacker Pass, NV). The […]
Thacker Pass: The Heart of Climate (in)Equity
Introduction Location of Thacker Pass In late March of 2021, PLAN staff and supporters visited Thacker Pass where a land occupation protest is ongoing in opposition to a massive […]
Pipeline Foes Win Another Battle, But Water Wars Will Never End
By Kyle Roerink, Great Basin Water Network By now you’ve likely heard the good news about the Las Vegas Pipeline. It is true that SNWA and the State Engineer […]
The Problem with Anaconda
By Chelsey Hand, Environmental Justice Intern Years after the actions of Arimetco has left land traditionally stewarded by the Paiute in the area destroyed, Mark Amodei has proposed […]
The Problems of StoneGate
By Aman Patel, Environmental Justice Intern On February 14th, the Reno City Council voted to approve the master plan of the proposed StoneGate development in North Reno, and it […]
Water is Life Nevada Film Screening is Coming
The 2017 Water Tour provided an opportunity for individuals to connect from urban Nevada to rural Nevada, and vice-versa. During the Tour, we filmed the journey and interviewed folks along […]
Anaconda Mine Tour Reflection
I’ve spent most of my life in Las Vegas, Nevada where I was born and raised. Like most families in Vegas, mine chose to go out-of-state for our weekend vacationing […]
The future of our economy is in 100% renewable energy
The health and well being of our communities depend on strong climate action from our government, not the removal of protections. Repealing the Clean Power Plan would reduce air […]