Outgoing Biden Interior Department announces flurry of new wilderness protections
The Biden administration on Monday proposed two rounds of new environmental protections for sites in the western U.S., ...
Nevada’s Ruby Mountains could get 20-year pause on oil, gas, geothermal development
One of the most beautiful mountain ranges in Nevada could be set aside from oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years ...
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U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen Praises Federal Action to Protect Nevada’s Ruby Mountains
DOI Senator Rosen Has Long Pushed To Protect Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. January 1, 2025 - ELKO, NV – On Monday, U.S. Senator ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Protections for 264,000 Acres in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains
Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced steps to protect Nevada’s Ruby Mountains, one of the state’s most unique ...
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Oil exploration in this part of Nevada soon to be ruled out for 20 years
Prospectors have established dozens of active mining claims in the Ruby Mountains, according to Nevada Division of Minerals data. “This is a historic step,” Cortez Masto said in a statement ...
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Biden moves to bar oil, gas and geothermal development in a Nevada mountain range for 20 years
President Joe Biden’s administration said Monday it is taking steps to bar oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years in northeastern Nevada’s Ruby Mountains. The administration said it ...
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US agency takes steps to protect Nevada mountains from energy development
Dec 30 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Monday took steps to protect the Ruby Mountains in northeast Nevada from oil, gas and geothermal development for 20 years. The Interior Department ...