Great Basin Water Network
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Working to protect freshwater in the arid regions of North America. From Mt Whitney to Mt Wheeler to the Wasatch Front and everything between. www.greatbasinwater.org
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.
July 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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.
June 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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.
12 data centers have requested 6 gigawatts of new electricity generation in Nevada, which would amount to a 40% expansion of the state's power sector.
We found the projects could also consume billions of gallons of water in the nation's driest state.
<Now sharing my deep dive with a gift link.>
We found the projects could also consume billions of gallons of water in the nation's driest state.
<Now sharing my deep dive with a gift link.>
The data center boom in the desert
The AI race is transforming northwestern Nevada into one of the world's largest data-center markets—and sparking fears of water strains in the nation’s driest state.
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May 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The water doesn't exist. But the aspirations and visions persist. Read this import work from Mr. Temple. Decide for yourself.
Who will be the next commissioner for BOR????? "Acting" officials only have 210 days.
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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.
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April 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Who will be the next commissioner for BOR????? "Acting" officials only have 210 days.
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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...
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April 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
As communities throughout the west raise questions about public land sales, politicians in Nevada have a response.
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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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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...
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April 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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 Democrats Are Pushing For Public Land Sales In The Nation's Driest State
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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.
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April 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Nevada Democrats Are Pushing For Public Land Sales In The Nation's Driest State
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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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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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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?
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April 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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?
greatbasinwater.org/democrats-an...
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?
greatbasinwater.org/democrats-an...
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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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 ...
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April 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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."
April 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
"BuT THe PasT TWo WintErS WeRe GoOd."
Are lawmakers digging deep or staying shallow on mining brines? greatbasinwater.org/getting-salt...
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.
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April 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Are lawmakers digging deep or staying shallow on mining brines? greatbasinwater.org/getting-salt...
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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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?
greatbasinwater.org
April 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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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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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Nevada NewsMakers Thursday, March 13, 2025
Kyle Roerink, Executive Director, Great Basin Water Network
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March 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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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March 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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 offices leases across Utah for the National Park Service, USGS and other agencies, via @hufh4m.bsky.social www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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.
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March 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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...
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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
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March 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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
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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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.
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February 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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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Bills in the state's legislature and in Congress pose many questions about the future.
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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.
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February 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Bills in the state's legislature and in Congress pose many questions about the future.
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So often in our work we have heard: "I hated this law until I needed it."
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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.
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February 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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.
February 12, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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.
This is classic Utah legislature on Colorado River matters. So silly.
February 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is classic Utah legislature on Colorado River matters. So silly.
How are we seeing the EOs impact certain projects in Nevada? take a look.
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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...
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February 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
How are we seeing the EOs impact certain projects in Nevada? take a look.
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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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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...
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February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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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