Owens Valley, Nevada
A major study on water in the Great Basin suggests that large areas of Nevada could become “salt encrusted, dusty desert” if the Southern Nevada attempt to take water from Eastern Nevada succeeds. The report, Gambling on the Water Table, can be found at www.defenders.org.
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Columnist censored
Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Ty Cobb, scion of one of the newspaper’s best remembered editors, may have parted company with the G/J over censorship of his column.
Published on 11.01.07
Hide the servicemembers
A Nevada member of Congress has signed onto a bill that would impede commemorations of servicemembers who have died in battle.
Published on 11.01.07
Tight times for press
The Reno Gazette Journal has offered 20-year workers buyouts, the latest local sign of trouble for print journalism in a computer age.
Published on 10.25.07
Clean coal?
Calling for “clean” coal is tantamount to calling for higher energy prices, according to many scientists.
Published on 10.25.07