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Congressional Republicans want Nevada monuments cut back

In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, members of the all-GOP Congressional Western Caucus, including Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei, urge the reduction or repeal of 19 of the 22 national monuments currently under review.

Nevada asks court to dismiss Texas’ Yucca Mountain lawsuit

Nevada has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Texas seeking to force the federal government to restart the licensing process for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.