Solar advocates win a surprising victory in Nevada.
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At Bundy Ranch trial, questions on guns and violence
The trial over a 2014 showdown raises issues about the right to bear arms and assemble.
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Death Valley just had its hottest month on record
Unusually hot desert nights contributed to what may well be a new planet record.
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Bundy supporter gets 68 years
In April, a jury found Gregory Burleson guilty for his part in the 2014 armed standoff at Cliven Bundy’s ranch.
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Recently discovered toad species already face threats
Meet three new toads that make a home in parts of the West’s harshest desert.
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Bundy Ranch ‘gunmen’ face retrial in Las Vegas
New evidence links defendants to other anti-government gatherings in the West.
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A network of trails that spans the country
The National Trails System, by the numbers.
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Nevada governor signs law to revive rooftop solar industry
Public pressure prompts reversal of unfriendly solar policies.
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Big Dan, a couple of beers and thousands of honeybees
A tale of removing a bee infestation.
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Hooligan Island; Tree-hoppers in Joshua Tree; Kanye for president?
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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A tour of the West’s radioactive legacy
Trump’s push for nuclear security could send ripples across the region.
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West Obsessed: Crimes against non-humanity
High Country News staffers discuss human-wildlife killings and conflicts.
Posted inMay 29, 2017: The Cost of a Comeback
Meet Nevada’s cow cops
Where crime scene investigators ride the range.
Posted inMay 15, 2017: Prison Town
Mistrial in Bundy standoff case
Some Bundy supporters see the jury deadlock as a sliver of hope.
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See portraits of gnarled conifers
A couple draws and writes about the complexities of bristlecone pines and humans.
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Is Yucca Mountain back from the dead?
The controversial, long-dormant project rears its head in Congress.
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Bunkerville standoff case ruled a mistrial
Two defendants found guilty, but jury “deadlocked” over fate of remaining four.
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Jury deliberates in 2014 Bundy standoff trial
Cliven Bundy’s sway over his followers featured prominently in first of three trials.
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Southwestern utilities back down from rooftop solar fight
Public support for rooftop solar has led to more moderate positions.
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The many questions of Gold Butte
Familiar questions around roads, heritage and water rights resurface as Nevadans make sense of their new monument.