In The News

July 7, 2025

Finding balance in addressing the housing crisis without sacrificing our way of life

NEVADA CURRENT Arguing over how to use the land in Nevada has defined the political conversation for a long time, starting with statehood, running through the […]
July 7, 2025

The Future of the Ruby Mountains

SIERRA NEVADA ALLY The Ruby Mountains in Elko County, Nevada, has many names: “Nevada’s Hidden Sierras,” “the Swiss Alps of the West,” and “Nevada’s Outdoor Recreation […]
July 7, 2025

Public Land Watchdogs Protest Expansio of Oil and Gas Leases

MISSOURI CURRENT Federal tax watchdogs and citizens who use public lands are speaking out against a Senate bill that would prioritize resource extraction over all other […]
July 7, 2025

Nevada must more aggressively fund crossings for wildlife

LAS VEGAS JOURNAL Every year, according to the Nevada Department of Transportation, more than 500 reported wildlife-vehicle collisions occur annually, costing the state close to $20 […]
July 7, 2025

‘Political realities’ killed Nevada bill that would permanently fund wildlife crossings

NEVADA INDEPENDENT Nevada lawmakers had hoped to come up with a permanent funding source this session to build wildlife bypasses — structures that help animals safely […]
July 7, 2025

Can next-gen geothermal bridge energy development and conservation?

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE Both water quantity and quality are important in the dry climate of Nevada. Now, a proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency could roll […]
July 7, 2025

Local firefighting agencies prepare for fire season, unimpacted by federal funding cuts

CHANNEL NEWS 4 Local firefighting agencies held a community wildfire panel Wednesday to discuss the upcoming wildfire season and address funding concerns with the public. While […]
December 18, 2025

Financial Times: The AI boom comes to America’s loneliest place

Financial Times In the lobby of the Silver Legacy, we met Russell Kuhlman, executive director of the Nevada Wildlife Federation. Piling into our vehicles, we sped […]
February 5, 2026

NV Indy: OPINION: The federal government manages most Nevada land, but who’s watching the animals?

Nevada Independent Even though most of the public land in Nevada is owned by the federal government, you might be surprised to learn that the federal […]