Fellow Nevadans: As Nevada Democrats, we share a core belief: Every Nevadan deserves a fair shot at the American Dream. That starts with a quality education, and it includes access to good jobs that can support a family, a safe community in
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On Monday, Vermont Senator and Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced his highly aggressive energy plan to forcefully deal with climate change. You can read his published plan here. “The debate is over. The vast majority of the scientific community has spoken. Climate change
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Today, 275 members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of H.R. 1599, the DARK (Deny Americans the Right to Know) Act. By voting for the DARK Act, these politicians (including all of Nevada’s GOP Representatives—Amodei, Hardy and Heck) voted AGAINST truth
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NASA administrator says proposal ‘guts’ crucial Earth science program and ‘threatens to set back generations worth of progress in better understanding our changing climate’ — by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer Reinforcing the GOP’s reputation as anti-science, Republicans in the U.S. House Committee on
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Let’s get serious about protecting clean water This post addresses concerns and misconceptions about the proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect clean water. The proposed rule clarifies protection under the Clean Water
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THAT DAY WHEN THE NORTH POLE BECAME A LAKE… Climate change is happening now. In July 2013, a lake formed at the North Pole due to unprecedented melting Arctic sea ice. And yet, at least 127 members of Congress still refuse to
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The science on climate change is clear, but too many members of Congress are in complete denial. It’s time to call them out: