‘This is something we haven’t seen in our lifetimes.’
Nevada
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Western states lead the way in vote-by-mail elections
As COVID-19 closes most in-person polling locations, will states be able to scale up in time?
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Fast-growing Western cities face megadrought
Eleven states and northern Mexico will likely experience a drought more severe than any since the 1500s.
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Fallout: First cancer, now delayed compensation for Indigenous downwinder communities
Bureaucratic roadblocks mean ‘apology’ payouts are hard to access for Indigenous communities exposed to nuclear tests.
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Coronavirus takes a heavy economic toll on rural hospitals
A sudden drop in revenue shows how thin margins threaten small town hospitals.
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How do you stay at home when you’ve chosen a life on the road?
Those who live nomadically face new pressures under coronavirus.
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The two castles of Austin, Nevada
Tycoons, turrets and the hidden history of a tiny desert town.
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The Elon Musk dilemma
When big thinkers think badly.
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The residual power of Ammon Bundy
What’s it like when the West’s most notorious anti-government figure comes to your town?
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The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe reintroduces bighorn sheep on tribal lands
For the first time in roughly 100 years, the species returns to historic habitat.
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Friendship and disappearance in the desert
A debut novel highlights the strength of women, even as they face trouble.
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In the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting, investigators try to heal
At the coroner’s office, mental health issues arise in the wake of tragedy.
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For sage grouse, science can be fatal
Is the value of data worth the death of individual animals?
Posted inAugust 5, 2019: From Prison to Fireline
Outdoor underachievers; mission massage; photo nots
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The fallout of uncertainty in nuclear test communities
For downwinders of bomb testing, plans for compensation to redress past harms makes for tricky politics.
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The Colorado River needs a long-term plan for drought
Western states bought some time with a historic agreement but still face a hotter, drier future.
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Nevada teens find community as they navigate homelessness and adulthood together
Clark County has one of the largest unaccompanied homeless youth populations in the nation.
Posted inJune 24, 2019: Losing Lake Coeur d'Alene
The West’s worst fires aren’t burning in forests
Range fires get bigger every year, threatening sagebrush habitat and rural towns.
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Western states work to shore up abortion access
‘State laws might become the law of the land.’