Under Nevada state law, incarcerated people like those women are required to work, yet ineligible for workers’ compensation. That might soon change, however: On Election Day, voters passed a measure ...
Every year, the Western monarch butterfly population undertakes an epic migration that spans 11 states in the region. About half that acreage is public land, but a new analysis has found that the ...
I was also just barely inside the boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument. At least for now. But the national monument ...
In addition to the on-the-ground impacts of helium production, which echo those of natural gas extraction, opponents also ...
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The study found that when horse numbers reach the BLM’s recommended threshold, sage grouse nest success drops by 4%. Triple the horse numbers, and twice as many sage grouse nests are likely to fail.
Four states — Oregon, Colorado, Idaho and Nevada — resoundingly rejected ranked-choice voting initiatives. Alaska is still awaiting a final verdict on whether it will keep or repeal its own ...