Outgoing Biden Interior Department announces flurry of new wilderness protections
The Biden administration proposed two rounds of new environmental protections for sites in the Western U.S. on Monday, ...
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Outgoing Biden Interior Department announces flurry of new wilderness protections
The first protections announced apply to Nevada’s Ruby Mountains and would protect the range from mining for 20 years, beginning with a two-year segregation period during which no new mining ...
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5 out-there experiences to try this winter
They are also quiet deserts, whispering mountains ... more than 12,000 acres of pristine wilderness criss-crossed with trails weaving through Sierra Nevada scenery. It’s hard to believe all ...
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 ...
White House begins protection process for Ruby Mountains in Nevada
The White House announced it has begun the process to close off the Ruby Mountains in Nevada to oil, gas and geothermal ...
US agency takes steps to protect Ruby Mountains from energy development
The Biden administration on Monday took steps to protect the Ruby Mountains in northeast Nevada from oil, gas and geothermal ...
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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-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 ...