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It's Crypto Week. No one is talking about water. We are going to change that tomorrow night. Join our conversation with the Sierra Club and the National Coalition Against Cryptocurrency.

Join GBWN, @sierraclub, @titus.house.gov and others to discuss the proposed public land sales across the west in the tax bill for billionaires. Sign up and hear about how we can defeat this dangerous effort to strip us of our special places and siphon away our water.

The water doesn't exist. But the aspirations and visions persist. Read this import work from Mr. Temple. Decide for yourself.

Breaking the Colorado River for Tax Breaks - Great Basin Water Network The Colorado River is a reflection of who we are as a society. And what is staring at us in the mirror is not pretty. There is not water available for more development on the Colorado River. But Congr...

Is the sprawl worth it?

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Public Land Sell-Off Effort Gets Hearing in Nevada - Great Basin Water Network After avoiding a hearing in the Nevada Assembly, lawmakers held a hearing encouraging the federal government to sell off public lands in the desert.

The epicenter of the fight over public land sales is in Nevada.

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WILL TRUMP MAKE THE COLORADO RIVER GREAT AGAIN? - Great Basin Water Network The Trump Administration has not yet signaled who it will have leading the Colorado River negotiations as reservoir levels drop.

Who will be the next commissioner for BOR????? "Acting" officials only have 210 days.

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Westerners are up in arms about proposed public land sales. NV Dems don't seem to notice. • Nevada Current While Lake Mead sits at about one-third full, a bipartisan cohort of Nevada’s state lawmakers think now is the time to sell off public lands to support more Colorado-River-dependent homes and business...

As communities throughout the west raise questions about public land sales, politicians in Nevada have a response.

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Westerners are up in arms about proposed public land sales. NV Dems don't seem to notice. • Nevada Current While Lake Mead sits at about one-third full, a bipartisan cohort of Nevada’s state lawmakers think now is the time to sell off public lands to support more Colorado-River-dependent homes and business...

The sprawl Democrats voted for "will warrant expensive new water lines, sewer systems, roads, electricity infrastructure, schools, fire stations, and a host of other intangibles that have costs that span decades. These are not one-time expenses. They are forever expenses."
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Nevada Dems Push Through Public Land Sale Proposal In Assembly - Great Basin Water Network As the public's outrage grows in the west over proposed public land sales, the Nevada Assembly defied those sentiments by voting for AJR10.

Nevada Democrats Are Pushing For Public Land Sales In The Nation's Driest State

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Democrats and Republicans Agree on Public Land Sales in Politically Divided Nevada - Great Basin Water Network Members of both political parties champion legislation to sell off public lands in Nevada. Is there water and public participation to actually support it?

Today, lawmakers in Nevada are going to vote on a resolution that supports public land sales and more sprawl in Vegas.

AJR10 has had no hearings and no meaningful debate.

Why would Dems w/ deep ties to the real estate industry want to deprive the public?

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A Bill for Publicly Traded Water Developers Hangs in the Balance - Great Basin Water Network Water Warriors, Legislation backed by publicly traded water developer Vidler could move through the Nevada Legislature without your assistance. Today is a major deadline day, and we need this bill to ...

Don't let profiteering erode the foundations of our water law that give the public interest a voice and ensure transparency. Help us oppose AB419 today.

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"BuT THe PasT TWo WintErS WeRe GoOd."

Getting Salty: Lawmakers consider deep brines in NV and UT - Great Basin Water Network Lawmakers know that brines in deep aquifers are coveted by corporate interests. How they regulate them is going to be important.

Are lawmakers digging deep or staying shallow on mining brines? greatbasinwater.org/getting-salt...

Democrats and Republicans Agree on Public Land Sales in Politically Divided Nevada - Great Basin Water Network Members of both political parties champion legislation to sell off public lands in Nevada. Is there water and public participation to actually support it?

With all the talk of public land sales, you all need to look behind the curtain in Nevada to understand where this might be headed.

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Nevada NewsMakers Thursday, March 13, 2025 Kyle Roerink, Executive Director, Great Basin Water Network

What's happening with water conservation in the Nevada Legislature. Ohhh and what about the ongoing lawsuits over Coyote Springs, a plan to invite tens of thousands of people to live off scare groundwater in the desert north of Vegas? There's some of that too.

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FOIA records show that pipeline pushers are coming back to siphon water away from the valleys surrounding Great Basin National Park.

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DOGE is cancelling office leases across Utah. Here’s where. The newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk, reports it has terminated office space leases used by federal agencies in Utah.

DOGE is cancelling offices leases across Utah for the National Park Service, USGS and other agencies, via @hufh4m.bsky.social www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

Sen. Blouin's bill blocking utilities from using ratepayer money for lobbying or advertising has been "returned to Rules:" le.utah.gov/Session/2025... It's likely done for the session. #utpol

In Memoriam: Simeon Herskovits, Our Water Warrior - Great Basin Water Network Simeon Herskovits, GBWN's long-time attorney, passed away last week at the age of 61. His work transformed the application of western water law and the public interest in the nation's driest state.

No water attorney had a greater role in protecting the deserts of Nevada than Simeon Herskovits, who spent his career harnessing the public interest in ways that brought communities together for the benefit of plant, animal and human life.

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Can Utah's Anti-Public Land Ethos Come to the Colorado River? - Great Basin Water Network Utah is bringing its approach on public lands to the Colorado River during the 2025 legislative session.

Bills in the state's legislature and in Congress pose many questions about the future.

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THE GUTTING OF NEPA AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU - Great Basin Water Network Recent court decisions and regulatory action from the Trump Administration are posing uncertainty for public participation in natural resource battles.

So often in our work we have heard: "I hated this law until I needed it."

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Democrats and Republicans love the idea of selling off public lands in Nevada. This is not a partisan issue. Just look at what the congressional delegation has done to Vegas since the late 1990s. If Ds in the Legislature could oblige the governor they would. But the folks DC take care of it.

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This is classic Utah legislature on Colorado River matters. So silly.

What Do Those Executive Orders Mean Exactly During the first few days of the new Administration, policy wonks across all sectors read the spate of Executive Orders with varying degrees of confusion, outrage, joy, indifference, or uncertainty. F...

How are we seeing the EOs impact certain projects in Nevada? take a look.

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NV and UT Water Conservation Bills To Watch in 2025 Keep a close eye on these bills working their way through the statehouses in the nation's driest states.In Nevada, watch AB109, AB134, AB9 and AB104. These are the efforts that will focus on conservin...

Folks, here's the latest on what's in play for water conservation in Nevada and Utah. If you are interested in the nexus between the green energy transition and water, agricultural use, and residential use in the nation's driest states, check this out.

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Later this week we will be offering you a look at what's happening in statehouses in the nation's driest states. Much to discuss for the future of water conservation in Nevada and Utah — and its nexus with industry. Buckle up and stay tuned.

Industry reports suggest it costs companies $10 million per megawatt to build a data center. An executive from Tract just said as much to Nevada electricity regulators. $100-$500 billion of investment is a lot of data centers
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Where will the water come from?

LET THE BILLS FLOW Legislative proposals are starting to trickle out for public view. But proposed language is not yet available for all bills that will be up for debate in Nevada and Utah — where sessions begin Februar...

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Groundwater dependent ecosystems in the heart of the Great Basin

We're going to give this space a shot in order to highlight the things we love and stand for. So please come for the groundwater content like the photo below and stay for what we do day in and day out, which is in the other post.