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BLM removes Nevada sage grouse habitat from oil, gas lease auction

Environmentalists are celebrating a court ruling that removed more than a million acres of federal land in Western states from an upcoming oil and gas auction in greater sage grouse habitat, including about 330,000 acres in Nevada.

Nevada team flies glider to world record in South America

An experimental sailplane built by the Minden-based Perlan Project team soared to a new unofficial world altitude record for engineless flight on Sunday, then broke that record by climbing to an altitude of 63,776 feet two days later.

Wrongful death lawsuit filed in Grand Canyon helicopter crash

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of crash victim Jonathan Udall’s parents, accuses Boulder City-headquartered Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters of neglecting to outfit its copters with crash-resistant fuel systems. Four other passengers also died.

Battle brewing over national monuments in Nevada, elsewhere

A battle is brewing between activists across the political spectrum over a Trump administration review of recently established national monuments, including Gold Butte in Nevada, and a 1906 law that permits presidential protection of public lands.

No sign of missing rafter in Grand Canyon

Authorities are scaling back their search for a Phoenix man who fell into the Colorado River while on a rafting trip in Grand Canyon National Park. Park Service officials said Wednesday there is no sign of 68-year-old Victor Tseng, who was last seen on June 27 below Havasu Rapids.