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July 7, 2025

Trump Administration Opens More Public Land to Drilling and Mining

NEW YORK TIMES The Trump administration has opened thousands of acres of land in Nevada and New Mexico to oil and gas drilling, geothermal development and […]
July 7, 2025

Poll: Nevadans oppose ramping up oil, gas development

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources will consider reversing Biden-era restrictions on oil and gas leasing in states like Nevada on Tuesday. […]
July 7, 2025

Amodei explains why he moved to sell Nevada lands to backfill GOP cuts, infuriating Dems

NEVADA INDEPENDENT Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) and House Republicans passed an amendment to sell off hundreds of thousands of acres of public land in Nevada without […]
July 7, 2025

Amodei speaks on controversial lands amendment

CHANNEL 8 NEWS WASHINGTON, D.C. (KOLO) – The United States House Natural Resources Committee approved an amendment to the U.S. Budget Reconciliation Package on Tuesday, May […]
July 7, 2025

Tribal leaders and advocates rally against controversial plan to sell public lands in Nevada and Utah

KNPR More than a dozen elected officials, tribal leaders and activists held a press conference Thursday in Reno to condemn U.S. Representatives Mark Amodei of Nevada […]
July 7, 2025

Locals Oppose ‘Insane’ Plan to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands for Housing in Nevada and Utah

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS For years, Nevada’s congressional delegation and leading Las Vegas officials have been pushing Congress to pass the Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation […]
July 7, 2025

Amendment to sell Nevada public lands removed from bill after closed-door meeting

CHANNEL 3 NEWS LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — An amendment proposed by U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, to sell over 450,000 acres of public land in Nevada […]
July 7, 2025

Amodei’s land sale amendment removed from reconciliation bill

Channel News 4 An amendment proposed by U.S. Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, to sell over 450,000 acres of public land in Nevada has been removed from […]
July 7, 2025

Nevada third for federal oil potential in new study, but industry growth still unlikely

NEVADA CURRENT The federal government raised its estimate this week for how much oil and gas could be extracted from public lands in Nevada, placing the […]
July 7, 2025

Budget Reconciliation Bill passes House without lands bill amendment

KOLO WASHINGTON DC (KOLO) – The Budget Reconciliation Bill, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed the House without Amodei’s amendment to allow […]