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March 2024

February 2024

Sage and Sand: I Need a Few More Years Before the Next Catastrophic Drought
The rivers are flowing and Death Valley is an inland sea, but what's lurking on the horizon?
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Patrick Donnelly
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Sage and Sand: We've Got to Get This Right
The public lands solar rush has only just begun, and decisions we make today will affect the roll out of clean energy for decades to come.
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Patrick Donnelly
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Sage and Sand: Pushing Nevada Water Law Toward Conservation
We scored a big win at the Nevada Supreme Court, which will help advocates defend wildlife and water for generations to come
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Patrick Donnelly
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January 2024

Sage and Sand: Tooth and Nail
Back in action and fighting hard against the forces of the greed machine
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Patrick Donnelly
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August 2023

Sage and Sand: Weathering the Storms
The wettest year in recorded history in the desert hasn't put a damper on our fights to save biodiversity
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Patrick Donnelly
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Sage and Sand: A Delay Is a Win
Recent good news on several of our fights deals a setback to the greed machine
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Patrick Donnelly
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July 2023

Sage and Sand: Clean Energy & Biodiversity At a Crossroads in the Desert Southwest
We desperately need carbon-free energy. But our decarbonization goals are on a collision course with biodiversity conservation goals in the desert…
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Patrick Donnelly
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May 2023

Sage and Sand: The Search for Sustainable Lithium
Is there a middle ground between "mine everywhere" and saying no to everything?
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Patrick Donnelly
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Sage and Sand: With Friends Like These...
Spring greetings to you from a rapidly greening Great Basin. The flowers have crisped up and blown away in the low Mojave desert, but there’s still some…
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Patrick Donnelly
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April 2023

Sage and Sand: The Desert Is Love
It just needs a little water.
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Patrick Donnelly
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