July 7, 2025
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 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
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 […]
July 7, 2025
Our Public Lands, the Current Threats, Fights, and Wins Tuesday May 27, 2025 LISTEN HERE Listen in with Russell Kuhlman, of the Nevada Wildlife Federation, and […]
July 7, 2025
Channel 8 News Now LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Public lands advocates, environmental groups and Nevada politicians issued strong reactions as details of a plan to sell […]
July 4, 2025
NEVADA- Senator Mike Lee has withdrawn his third version of his attempt to sell up to 1.2 million acres of public lands. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee accepted his original proposal to sell up to 2.5 million acres of Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service Land within eleven western states.
July 3, 2025
Today, Secretary of the Interior Haaland issued Secretarial Order 3398. This order will help ensure our public lands and waters are managed for all stakeholders and takes a great step forward in transitioning the nation to net-zero emissions.
October 12, 2023
Russell Kuhlman, Executive Director of the Nevada Wildlife Federation talks with Taxpayers for Common Sense on the current BLM oil and gas proposed ruling and how […]
October 12, 2023
The Nevada Wildlife Federation’s executive director talks about wildlife impacts with Channel 2 News. Watch here
July 10, 2023
The Nevada Wildlife Federation was interviewed on KRNV regarding the End of Speculative Leasing Act 2023. A majority of Nevada’s public lands are at risk of being tied up through speculative oil and gas leasing. Thanks to Senator Cortez Masto, this problem is being addressed.
March 15, 2023
On Tuesday, November 15, at 10:00AM, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced an Instruction Memorandum calling for increased collaboration between BLM state offices and state wildlife departments to include habitat connectivity in future wildlife management.
March 15, 2023
On Friday, November 4, 10:00AM, a roundtable panel consisting of nonprofits, business owners and energy representatives discussed ways Nevada is educating and implementing sustainable energy in Nevada via a webinar.
March 15, 2023
On Thursday, February 9th at 10:00AM PT, a group of air quality specialists and affected citizens hosted a webinar to talk about the state of Nevada's air.
September 28, 2022
On Tuesday, September 20th at 11:00AM, a coalition of Nevada organizations and leaders announced the launch of the new “Solutions for Pollution” campaign via a webinar.
August 17, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act invests $2 billion nationwide for national forest restoration and fuel management, $4 billion to combat Western drought, including support for conservation.
June 30, 2022
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a bill to prevent wildlife extinctions by funding locally-led conservation efforts. If it becomes law, Nevada will receive around $24 million to help 256 species of concern, including the Desert Bighorn Sheep, Desert Tortoise and the Lahontan cutthroat trout.
June 30, 2022
The reforms highlighted in this bill have not been updated in decades. Key fiscal reforms include ending non-competitive leasing, increasing bonding rates on wells, and updating the royalty and rental rates for oil and gas leasing on public lands. These reforms will ensure taxpayers receive a fair return from the oil and gas industry who lease public lands for energy extraction.
June 23, 2022
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a bill to prevent wildlife extinctions by funding locally-led conservation efforts. If it becomes law, Nevada will receive around $24 million to help 256 species of concern, including the Desert Bighorn Sheep, Desert Tortoise and the Lahontan cutthroat trout.
June 15, 2022
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, a bill to prevent wildlife extinctions by funding locally-led conservation efforts. If it becomes law, Nevada will receive around $24 million to help 256 species of concern, including the Desert Bighorn Sheep, Desert Tortoise and the Lahontan cutthroat trout.