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October 5, 2021 at 10:37 am

Tribes: New evidence proves massacre was at Nevada mine site

Tribal lawyers are asking a U.S. judge in Nevada to reconsider her earlier refusal to block digging at a proposed lithium mine near the Oregon...

October 1, 2021 at 2:54 pm

Endangered status proposed for Nevada flower at lithium mine

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing endangered species listing for a desert wildflower that’s only known to exist on a remote ridge in...

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FILE – In this Sept. 2, 2021 file photo a cabin partially covered in fire-resistant material stands behind a property destroyed in the Caldor Fire in Twin Bridges, Calif. Aluminum wraps designed to protect homes from flames are getting attention as wildfires burn in California. During a fire near Lake Tahoe, some wrapped houses survived while nearby homes were destroyed. The material resembles tin foil from the kitchen drawer but is modeled after the tent-like shelters that wildland firefighters use as a last resort to protect themselves when trapped by flames. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong,File) LA504 LA504

September 17, 2021 at 10:12 pm

Aluminum wrap used to protect homes in California wildfires VIEW

Aluminum wraps designed to protect homes from flames are getting attention as wildfires burn in California. The flexible aluminum sheets are not widely used because...

September 6, 2021 at 8:43 am

Tribes lose bid to block digging at lithium mine in Nevada

A federal judge in Nevada has denied tribal leaders’ bid to temporarily block digging for an archaeological study required before construction can begin for a...

FILE – In this Aug. 30, 2021, file photo, vehicles idle in bumper-to-bumper traffic after a wildfire evacuation order in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. The threat the Caldor Fire poses to Lake Tahoe residents is exposing differences between laws against price-gouging in Nevada and California. Evacuees are reporting rideshare companies quoting trips from area ski resorts to the Reno-Tahoe International Airport at eight times the normal rate and hotels on the Nevada side of the resort town hiked room rates to $449 per night on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Sam Metz, File) FX401 FX401

September 2, 2021 at 9:24 pm

First flames, then fees: Tahoe evacuees report price gouging

As fearful Lake Tahoe residents packed up belongings and fled a raging wildfire burning toward the California-Nevada border, some encountered an unexpected obstacle: price gouging.

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August 17, 2021 at 9:32 am

Feinstein calls for probe of capture, resale of wild horses

Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling on federal land managers to conduct an investigation to determine how many of the wild horses captured on public lands...

August 3, 2021 at 9:54 am

US plans 50% more wild horse roundups amid Western drought

Federal land managers have begun efforts to capture about 50% more horses than they originally planned this year on rangeland across the West because of...

August 2, 2021 at 4:21 pm

Sierra Nevada red fox to be listed as federally endangered

Federal wildlife officials have decided to list the Sierra Nevada red fox as an endangered species

July 29, 2021 at 9:38 am

Tribes seek order banning digging at Nevada lithium mine

Two tribes in Nevada that joined a legal battle over plans to build a mine at the largest known U.S. deposit of lithium are urging...

July 27, 2021 at 10:18 am

US vows to improve protections for wild horse adoptions

RENO, Nev. (AP) — U.S. officials who are trying to adopt out wild horses captured on public land say they are tightening protections to guard...