WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nevada’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives today introduced legislation to stop the practice by federal agencies of cancelling or avoiding meetings and conferences at resorts and casinos, despite the taxpayer-value that such facilities can offer. Introduced by Rep. Mark Amodei (NV-2) along with original cosponsors Reps. Joe Heck (NV-3), Dina Titus (NV-1), and Steven Horsford (NV-4), the “Protecting Resort Cities from Discrimination Act” would prohibit policies that blacklist these properties from hosting legitimate federal government business.

Reno, Nev.— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Draft SEIS) for the Ruby Pipeline Project.

The Draft SEIS is in response to a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision that found the Ruby Pipeline Final Environmental Impact Statement did not provide sufficient quantified or detailed data about the cumulative loss of sagebrush steppe vegetation and habitat.