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Byline: SCOTT SONNER Associated Press

04 Nov

Nevada lithium mine will crush rare plant habitat US said is critical to its survival, lawsuit says

published on November 4, 2024 - 2:11 PM

Conservationists and an advocacy group for Native Americans are suing the U.S. to try to block a Nevada lithium mine

24 Oct

Nevada lithium mine wins final approval despite potential harm to endangered wildflower

published on October 24, 2024 - 3:06 PM

For the first time under President Joe Biden, a federal permit for a new lithium-boron mine has been approved for

13 Aug

Hundreds able to return home after fleeing wildfire along California-Nevada line near Reno

published on August 13, 2024 - 2:51 PM

Hundreds of people were allowed to return home Tuesday after being forced to flee a wildfire west of Reno that

18 Jul

Green agendas clash in Nevada as company grows rare plant to help it survive effects of a mine

published on July 18, 2024 - 2:37 PM

A botanist gently strokes the pollen of endangered wildflowers with a paintbrush as she tries to reenact nature inside a

07 Jun

Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley

published on June 7, 2024 - 2:13 PM

Records tumbled across the Southwest United States on Thursday as temperatures soared past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) from

08 Feb

US wildlife service considering endangered status for tiny snail near Nevada lithium mine

published on February 8, 2024 - 2:56 PM

(AP) — Federal wildlife officials have agreed to conduct a full, year-long review to determine whether a tiny snail found

11 Jan

California ski resort reopens as workers clear debris from deadly avalanche

published on January 11, 2024 - 2:46 PM

An avalanche survivor said she would be back on the slopes at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on

27 Dec

Burning Man survived a muddy quagmire. Will the experiment last 30 more years?

published on December 27, 2023 - 2:18 PM

The blank canvas of desert wilderness in northern Nevada seemed the perfect place in 1992 for artistic anarchists to relocate

29 Nov

US agency ends use of ‘cyanide bomb’ to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns

published on November 29, 2023 - 2:49 PM

(AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to

27 Sep

Reno casino expansion plan includes new arena that could be University of Nevada basketball home

published on September 27, 2023 - 2:51 PM

The University of Nevada’s basketball team could have a new off-campus home by 2026 under an ambitious 10-year expansion plan