Toiyabe News and Issues Blog

Mark from Missouri is double the initial donations from monthly donors to chapters across the country, including Toiyabe. What a guy! Help Toiyabe Chapter earn some of Mark's money.

An amazing coalition of activists from Sierra Club, other organizations, and local Indigenous tribes are building power and public support for the designation of the Avi Kwa Ame proposed National Monument. Learn more and support this work by reading...

Lake Tahoe's least-known state park has been saved from California State Parks' proposal to expand a golf course into the park. Thanks to a strong community coalition and a lawsuit supported by Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity....

Invasive aquatic weeds have invaded the Tahoe Keys, and now they threaten the entire lake. The Lahontan Water Quality Control Board is considering issuing a permit to use toxic chemical herbicides to control these weeds. Herbicides has never been...

Algae blooms have detrimental effects for aquatic life and also for people and pets that play in the water. Unfortunately, they're becoming more common across the country and in Nevada and the Eastern Sierra. Learn more about algae blooms and how...

House Democrats, including the Congressional Progressive Caucus, have been holding firm to pass the Build Back Better Act--which would bring climate, economic, and justice action to communities across the country--before the bipartisan...

By Jasmine Vazin Living in Nevada over the last year has given us all a crash course on the impacts of climate change. Scorching heat waves, ongoing drought, and raging wildfires and smoke have become part of our daily lives. Climate...