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By Shadrach Michaels The United States government conducted nearly 200 atmospheric nuclear weapons development tests in the deserts of Nevada, from 1945 to 1962. White Pine, Eureka, Lander, Lincoln, Nye […]
Nevada: Feds Should Restudy Seismic Risk at Nuke Dump Site
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s governor and congressional delegation are pointing to earthquakes this month in the California desert and calling for the U.S. Energy Department […]
New Northern Nevada Industrial Park Could Produce 10k Jobs
Associated Press FERNLEY — The second-largest commercial land sale in state history is expected to bring thousands of new jobs to a northern Nevada industrial park covering nearly 7 square […]
Moving BLM HQ Out West is a Welcome Change
The Interior Department this past week announced that it is moving the headquarters of its Bureau of Land Management (BLM) division out of Washington, D.C., and west to Grand Junction, […]
A Maternal Health Crisis in Our Rural Communities
By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto America is the only developed country in the world where maternal mortality has increased in recent decades. Almost two American women die each day from […]
July 18, 2019
Nevada Dorm Rocked by Gas Blast Looks like Earthquake Scene
Argenta Hall not Expected to Re-Open Until Fall of 2021 By Scott Sonner Associated Press RENO — The first look at the damage inside provided to local media since a […]
BLM Removes 804 Horses During Latest Public Land Gather
The Bureau of Land Management has concluded a wild horse gather near Ely, Nevada. This joint operation by BLM’s Elko District (Wells Field Office) and Ely District (Bristlecone Field Office), […]
State Could Lose Millions in Grant Money as its Youth Tobacco Sales Rate Shoots Up
By Michelle Rindels The Nevada Independent Nevada stands to lose up to $7 million a year in funds that flow to substance abuse treatment because too many stores are selling […]
Family: California Camper got Lost After Being Chased by Man
Associated Press BIG PINE, Calif. — A woman found Monday after going missing from a remote campground in California’s White Mountains said she got lost when she was chased by […]