That’s the story behind Tiehm’s buckwheat, a Nevada wildflower that’s in danger of going extinct due to it only growing in the spot where an Australian mining company is planning to open a lithium mine to procure battery materials for electric vehicles.
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Groups Press for Debt Cancellation to Lessen Racial Wealth Gap
The U.S. Supreme Court just set a date to consider whether President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation plan is legal – and advocates say Black and Brown student borrowers have the most to gain or lose.
Nevada Has a 2023 New Year’s Resolution: Liver Transplants for Those Who Need Them
Nevada has a new year’s resolution for 2023: Perform the state’s first liver transplant and expand other organ transplant services for residents who need them.
Students, Schools Agree NV Tuition Waiver Program for Native Americans Is Off to a Promising Start
The construction of Nevada’s only land-grant university required the removal of tribes from their homelands and gave the university the right to fund itself through the sale of those unceded lands — a right it has to this day.
Report: Nevada One of 7 States With Robust Employment Protections for Domestic Violence Survivors
Nevada has some of the nation’s most robust workplace protections for people experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking, a new analysis found.
Nevada Charter Schools Continue Their Steady Growth, Make Some Diversity Gains
Nevada charter schools continue to increase their share of K-12 public school students and enrollment declined within the state’s two urban districts, official enrollment data shows.
Nevada Board of Education Considers Later Start Time For Sleepy High Schoolers
For many high schools in Nevada, class time starts at 7 a.m., an astoundingly early time for teenagers, a group notorious for staying up late, sending out text messages, and overall being embroiled in their emotional dramas, to start their weekday.
Updated Online Tool Connects NV Veterans with Benefits
Only about 40% of Nevada’s 226,000 military veterans actually use their government benefits, so AARP has just revamped its online tool to help people connect to the right programs.
Clark County Declares Pets Are Not Products, Bans Sale From Pet Stores
The Clark County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance designed to reduce demand for puppy mills, which force captive dogs to produce multiple litters a year for as long as a decade, often in squalid conditions that jeopardize the health of the mother and her pups.
Can Nevada Become the Next State to Have Ranked-Choice Voting?
This midterm election, Nevadan voters, by a slim majority of 52.8 percent, voted “Yes” on ballot initiative question three which establishes open top-five primaries and ranked-choice voting.