Toiyabe News and Issues Blog

“Question 3 has been sold to voters as a way to get more renewable energy online in Nevada, but it will actually make it more difficult. There will be years of market uncertainty as the legislature figures out how to implement complex restructuring...

When the Clark County Commission approved a resolution to increase the size of the Las Vegas metropolitan area June 19, they let a select few decide our future with virtually no public process and destined us all to another generation of sprawl.

Environmental politics got a great boost of energy when Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune came to Nevada. The Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter Political Committee is building power to elect environmental champions in November. Read more to...

Primary elections in Nevada and the Toiyabe Chapter's corner of California offered environmentalists some good reasons to cheer. All three of the Sierra Club’s endorsed candidates at the federal level claimed solid victories. Nine out of 10 Sierra...

Contrary to Dean Heller’s despicable press release on May 21, 2018, Jacky Rosen acted responsibly, appropriately, and for the benefit of all Nevadans by voting against the Bishop amendment in the 1052 page National Defense Authorization Act (H.R....

... the court held that Mineral County has standing to pursue its Public Trust claim to restore Walker Lake and ordered that federally funded Walker Lake restoration efforts can move forward without further delay ...

The Washoe County Commission is proposing legislation that would subject the Truckee Meadows to uncontrolled sprawl, by selling off tens of thousands of acres around the Truckee Meadows for development, while removing wilderness protections for...

The Tahoe Area Group would like to thank an effective partnership among Sierra Watch, Mountain Area Preservation, and the League to Save Lake Tahoe, which led to a court decision handed down March 12 that halted the controversial Martis Valley West...

Thanks to caring residents like you, the Truckee Donner Public Utility District (TDPUD) Board, at their April 4 meeting, rejected a proposal to pursue nuclear power.

Numerous organizations and thousands of caring volunteers have worked for years to clean up Lovell Canyon's litter and vandalism. Now the Forest Service is drafting a Focused Management Plan for Lovell Canyon. Your direct communication with the...